Health Sciences In The Media

A study led by College of Medicine – Tucson researchers developed an improved method to study Parkinson’s disease that may lead to earlier detection and better treatments.

Experts including a Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researcher identify the germiest places at the airport. 

The fifth National Climate Assessment reports incidences of Valley fever have increased sharply, driven by factors including climate change. 

A study led by researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health examined why so few Americans received COVID-19 booster shots.

A study on office productivity published in Nature Digital Medicine found that a noisy workplace is bad for your health, but so is a place that is extremely quiet.

The fifth National Climate Assessment says mosquitoes and ticks are spreading because of milder winters. Mosquitoes, which can carry West Nile virus and dengue fever, are moving into northern Wyoming and southern Nevada. 

A look inside the UArizona Cancer Center, which is currently taking part in more than 200 clinical trials. 

The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy reports that severe reactions to scorpion stings are uncommon, and deaths are even rarer.

A new swallowable electronic capsule about the size of a multivitamin could help diagnose sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. 

Blood tests that can detect amyloid plaque and tau, the proteins involved in dementia, will soon be available. Right now, the only way to diagnose Alzheimer's is with a PET scan, a lumbar puncture or an autopsy.