Health Sciences In The Media

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in environmental toxicology of human disease in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

New research shows metabolically healthy and unhealthy forms of obesity are linked to a greater risk of developing obesity-related cancers.

A​ study found that women who undergo hysterectomies, oophorectomies or tubal ligations are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The risk may be most significant for women under 50 years of age who undergo hysterectomies and oophorectomies.

Researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson and Harvard University harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to identify causes of Alzheimer's disease and potential drug targets by looking deep into the human brain to map the molecular changes that healthy neurons undergo as the disease progresses.

Watching the clock while trying to fall asleep exacerbates insomnia and the use of sleep aids. A small change could help people sleep better.

The College of Medicine – Tucson has partnered with the March of Dimes to create the March of Dimes Mom and Baby Unit, which provides care to new mothers and infants in southern Tucson.

A recently released survey from the Sleep Foundation finds shorter naps, 20 to 30 minutes in duration, provide people with more benefits than longer periods of rest.

New Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center research provides insight into one of the foundational mechanisms that supports the role of heat shock protein 90 in pain relief, and the findings may open the door for increased effectiveness and lower dosage of opioids.

Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people without sleep apnea, a new study found.

People with post-traumatic stress disorder experienced better sleep, a reduction in the severity of PTSD symptoms and more effective treatments after exposure to blue light therapy, according to a new study conducted by researchers in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry.