University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers are continuing to seek participants for a study designed to determine if a compound found in broccoli can enhance the health-promoting effects of the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen in women at risk of developing breast cancer or those previously treated for early-stage breast cancer.
Health Forum: Progressive Action on Diabetes Prevention, a free event, open to the public, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16, Noon-1:30 p.m., in the Student Union Memorial Center, Kiva Room, 1303 E. University Blvd., on the University of Arizona main campus.
Throughout the month of October, nationally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bashas’ and K-LOVE 88.1 have joined forces to conduct a breast cancer awareness drive in the Bashas’ stores throughout Southern and Eastern Arizona to support breast cancer research at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
“We are delighted to join forces with these great community companies in our mission to prevent and cure cancer,” said Anne Cress, PhD, interim director of the UA Cancer Center. “Our researchers are on the front line of the search for the causes and cures for breast cancer.”
A new study shows that changes in the expression of genes in the blood can predict poor outcomes of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The study results suggest that these potential biomarkers should be evaluated further for prioritizing lung transplantation and for drug studies.
Pioneering research that is blazing new roads through the world of health and disease will be showcased in the Ninth Annual Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1 to 3:30 p.m., on the AHSC Plaza, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson.
The Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP) and the Arizona Center on Aging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have been awarded a grant from the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation for an innovative pilot study on fall prevention involving residents living at Villa Hermosa Senior Living Center in Tucson.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to strengthen physician training in geriatrics.
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Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI, a professional engineer and physician-scientist who conducts research in translational bioinformatics and personal genomics, has joined the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.
