Research Matters Archive

‘Evil’ Proteins a Force for Good in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
September 11, 2018
University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers clarify questions surrounding estrogen’s role in breast cancer, which could lead to more precise treatments for ER-positive breast cancers.
Be Smoke Free: UA College of Nursing Professor to Employ Guided Imagery in Smoking-Cessation Study
September 5, 2018
Powered by results from her recent See Me Smoke Free study with women smokers, Judith S. Gordon, PhD, hopes to use guided imagery to help underserved smokers harness the power of their minds to help them quit.
UA Researchers to Study, Test Potential Drug Candidates for Deadly Lung Disease
September 5, 2018
A $4.4 million grant from the Department of Defense will help researchers test two drug candidates for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a deadly disease with no cure.
UA Cancer Biology Graduate Student Travels ‘ROCKy’ Road Toward a Cure for Post-Radiation Dry Mouth
August 30, 2018
The Limesand Lab at the University of Arizona is devoted to improving quality of life for head-and-neck cancer survivors, who often suffer from irreversible dry mouth.
Dr. Monica Kraft, Renowned Asthma Researcher, Named to Prestigious NIH Advisory Council
August 21, 2018
A globally recognized physician-scientist who specializes in severe adult asthma, the pulmonologist and chair of the University of Arizona Department of Medicine joins UA President Robert C. Robbins, MD, as a member of the council that advises the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institutes of Health.
Your Office May Be Affecting Your Health
August 21, 2018
New UA-led research found that open office seating arrangements offer health benefits not seen in workers in cubicles or private offices.
UA Researchers Identifying Algorithms to Increase Relevant Drug Interaction Alerts
August 9, 2018
The algorithms will be incorporated into electronic health record systems to alert providers about relevant, patient-specific, potential drug interactions.
UA Clinical Trial to Repurpose Ketamine for Parkinson’s Patients
July 18, 2018
A decades-old drug known as ketamine is being repurposed to potentially help Parkinson’s patients in a new clinical trial at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson
UA SWEHSC Receives $6.9M Grant to Continue Environmental Health Research in Arid Climates
July 11, 2018
The UA Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center studies the effects of arsenic, air particulates, sunlight and other environmental factors to improve the lives of people residing in Arizona, the Southwest and desert climates worldwide.
UA Researchers Preparing For Quick Radiation Diagnostic Test In Case of a Nuclear Disaster
July 10, 2018
Researchers’ goal is to improve radiation testing through gene expression.

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