Brain Image By wiretapping the conversation between gut and brain, U of A researcher hopes to change the discussion around healthy eating July 22, 2026 BIO5 member Maya Kaelberer is exploring how the gut communicates with the brain to influence food choices and healthy eating. Her research, supported by a Pew Biomedical Scholar award, could reshape how scientists understand nutrition and health. Read more in U of A News Image Struggle sleeping? These three common sleep habits tied to signs of brain aging, U of A study finds June 4, 2026 BIO5 member Gene Alexander contributed to a University of Arizona study that found three common sleep habits—sleeping outside the recommended seven to nine hours, frequent daytime napping and sleeplessness—were linked to signs of brain aging associated with increased dementia risk. Read more in U of A News Image New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor May 21, 2026 BIO5 member Michael Grandner is leading new University of Arizona research supported by a $3.8 million National Institutes of Health grant exploring how being awake in the middle of the night may affect decision-making and suicide risk. Read more in U of A News
Image By wiretapping the conversation between gut and brain, U of A researcher hopes to change the discussion around healthy eating July 22, 2026 BIO5 member Maya Kaelberer is exploring how the gut communicates with the brain to influence food choices and healthy eating. Her research, supported by a Pew Biomedical Scholar award, could reshape how scientists understand nutrition and health. Read more in U of A News
Image Struggle sleeping? These three common sleep habits tied to signs of brain aging, U of A study finds June 4, 2026 BIO5 member Gene Alexander contributed to a University of Arizona study that found three common sleep habits—sleeping outside the recommended seven to nine hours, frequent daytime napping and sleeplessness—were linked to signs of brain aging associated with increased dementia risk. Read more in U of A News
Image New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor May 21, 2026 BIO5 member Michael Grandner is leading new University of Arizona research supported by a $3.8 million National Institutes of Health grant exploring how being awake in the middle of the night may affect decision-making and suicide risk. Read more in U of A News
