University of Arizona
Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a class of global top-selling cholesterol-lowering ...
Medical research
May 10, 2013 |
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Cracking brain memory code
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. ...
Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2012 |
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How the brain strings words into sentences
(Medical Xpress) -- Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative ...
Neuroscience
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Genome sequencing finds unknown cause of epilepsy
Only 10 years ago, deciphering the genetic information from one individual in a matter of weeks to find a certain disease-causing genetic mutation would have been written off as science fiction.
Genetics
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Germ-killing copper surfaces in hospitals could save thousands of lives
When Adam Estelle graduated from the University of Arizona's materials science and engineering program four years ago, he had no idea he would be involved in saving thousands of lives.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 08, 2012 |
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To reduce prejudice, try subtlety: study
(Medical Xpress) -- A team led by University of Arizona researcher Jeff Stone sought to expand what is known about effective prejudice reduction strategies, finding that a key when confronted by a prejudiced individual is ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2011 |
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Professor's research helps restore sight to the blind
Wolfgang Fink's research into artificial retinas helps restore some sight in blind patients with age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.
Medical research
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Device designed to treat a leading cause of blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Every year, more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in Americans age 60 or older. There is no known cure ...
Ophthalmology
Feb 29, 2012 |
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The dangers of 'overparenting'
(Medical Xpress)—Are you that parent who writes your child's essays, cover letters and job applications? Do you call in to encourage employers to give your son or daughter a strong look? If so, you may ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 20, 2013 |
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The war on microbes
The outbreak of a new foodborne bacterial strain wreaking havoc in Germany is a reminder of the fast-changing nature of microbes and the dangers they pose to society. University of Arizona researchers are ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Diet, lifestyle key to preventing diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Dr. Craig Stump, interim director of the Diabetes Research Program at the UA College of Medicine–Tucson, suggests simple behavior changes that can add up to big benefits.
Health
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Cancer drug improves survival in patients with metastatic melanoma
(Medical Xpress)—Results of a University of Arizona Cancer Center's scientist-led clinical trial show that a drug already approved for breast and lung cancer improved progression-free survival in patients ...
Cancer
Nov 14, 2012 |
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What sea squirts can teach us about the heart
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and clinicians at the University of Arizona are working together to develop better diagnostics and therapies to manage heart defects in newborns. An obscure filter-feeding sea ...
Medical research
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Medical debt occurs despite insurance, study shows
Health insurance is not protecting Arizonans from having problems paying medical bills, and having bill problems is keeping families from getting needed medical care and prescription medicines, a new study has found.
Health
Jun 17, 2011 |
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New genetic mutations found for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency in British Columbia, Canada and their U.S. collaborators have identified a number of new genetic mutations involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or NHL.
Cancer
Jul 28, 2011 |
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