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Alzheimer's Association Report Many Americans Might Not Know The Early Signs of Memory Loss, UA Studying To Find Solutions

How Memory Changes As We Age

CBD 101: What You Need To Know About Cannabidiol

UArizona Researchers Develop First Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease

Why Immersive Summer Programs Matter To Health Care Students

BIO5 Members Make Strides Against Traumatic Brain Injury Through Research and Clinical Practice

Tucson-Based Medical Company Secures Grant for Parkinson's Research

Dr. Todd Vanderah Named UArizona Alumni of The Year

UArizona Researchers Develop Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic For Alzheimer's Disease

University of Arizona Researchers Find Possible Treatment For Dementia After Stroke

UA Physician-Scientist Receives Grant To Study Sleep Apnea and Heart Health

New Training Program To Help Families, Children Affected By Opioid And Substance Use Disorders

Episode 25: Increase your ZZZs with three simple tips

Datasets And ‘Flipped’ Research Drive Alzheimer's Advances

Q&A: UArizona Expert Talks Sleep Apnea, 'Coronasomnia' And Snoozing In Space

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Prepare First Potential Drug Therapy for Vascular Dementia for Clinical Trials

Migraine drug shows promise in treatment of acute kidney injury

Unraveling Differences Between Healthy and Disease-Laden Aging

Episode 32: Sleep, inflammation, and COVID-19

Alzheimer's Study Gives Hope For Better Treatment

PeerWORKS Program Designed To Help Those Impacted By Opioid Disorders

NIH Grant Advances UArizona Health Sciences Research On Women’s Brains, Menopause And Increased Risk For Alzheimer’s

What Older Adults Do While They Sit Affects Dementia Risk, Study Finds

Engineers Use Confetti-Sized Device To Change Songbird Pitch, Improve Understanding of Human Speech

Tiny Insects Have Big Role In UArizona Research

Experts say change of seasons leads to less sleep

The Upside of Teasing, Gossip, And Eavesdropping At The Office

Uncovering A Connection Between Cannabinoids And Migraine

People With ALS May Benefit From More Glucose

UA Startup Advances New Therapies For Vascular Dementia

Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2A Receptor Response in Brain

Women of Impact Awards Include Six From Health Sciences

Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Increasingly Common, Linked To Stressful Life Events

UArizona Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI

What happens when we sleep, and why we need just the right amount each night

Tell Me All I Need To Know About Melatonin

Roche Moving Gantenerumab Into Phase 3 Prevention Trial for Early Alzheimer’s

How An Orchestra of Neurons Control Hunger Pangs

Immunity Boost

Episode 337: What Happens To The Brain When Neurons Malfunction?

'Bug Brain Soup' Expands Menu For Scientists Studying Animal Brains

Uncovering the Mind-Body Connection of Touch

The key to healthier employees could be a quieter – or louder – office space

Researchers Take A Step Toward Advancing Precision Hormone Therapies To Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Finding Better Paths To Treat Pain And Prevent Addiction

Neuroscience Team Discovers Neurons That Regulate Eating Behaviors

UA Researchers Suggest That Human Brains Evolved To Need Exercise

Cholesterol Buildup In Brain Presents New Target To Reduce Dementia Risk From Stroke

Episode 333: How CertaIn Birds Can Help Us Understand The Development of Parkinson’s In Humans

Fruit Flies And Cellular Demise – Zeroing In On The Causes of ALS

Studying The Impact of COVID-19 Related Isolation

Wireless brain implant monitors neurotransmitters in real-time

The Slow Dating Movement: How COVID-19 Changed Romance

Episode 33: Tackling traumatic brain injury head-on

UArizona Develops New Regenerative Therapy For Alzheimer’s Disease

Study Identifies Biomarkers That Could Guide Precision Medicine Therapies For Alzheimer’s Disease

Can The Alzheimer’s Brain Regenerate And Recover?

UA Research Travels To Capitol Hill

Psychiatric Precision Medicine A Focus of Ayman Fanous, MD

‘Feast for Your Brain’ Community Event Focuses On Healthy Aging

Business Awards Earned In Tucson And Southern Arizona

UArizona Scientists Investigate Connection Between Alzheimer's And Down Syndrome

Wireless brain implant monitors neurotransmitters in real-time

UArizona Engineering Researchers Develop Device To Study Brain Activity

Graduates Will Be Honored For Their Determination And Excellence Inside And Outside The Classroom

Could Near-Infrared Light Give Aging Brains A Boost?

Using Yeast To Explore Neurodegenerative Cures

What Are Easy Ways To Be Happier And Healthier

Neuroscientist Brinton Named Arizona Bioscience Researcher of The Year

Episode 101: Speaking, Reading And Writing – The Brain And Aphasia

UArizona Researchers Use Novel Stem Cell and Imaging Techniques and Studies of Vocal Production to Tackle Parkinson’s Disease

Sarver Heart Center Member Dr. Michael Grandner receives mid-career scientific award

Thesis Thursday: Nhat Nguyen

UA Physician Awarded Grant To Develop Test For Schizophrenia

How Common Data Could Lead To Uncommon Alzheimer’s Discoveries

A Path For Hope

AHA News: Move Around A Lot While You Sleep? It Might Be Bad News For Your Heart

Outstanding Graduates Will Be Honored For Service, Academics And Perseverance

University of Arizona Women Elected Senior Members  of The National Academy of Inventors

Searching For Sleep Solutions When Working From Home

Martha Bhattacharya receives NSF CAREER Award to explore neuron-glia communication following nerve injury

Thesis Thursday: Joshua Hack

Years After Daughter’s Death, UArizona Doctor On Mission To Treat Rare Epilepsy

Scans Show Female Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down

Cholesterol Buildup In Brain Presents New Target To Reduce Dementia Risk From Stroke

Feast For Your Brain Fed Hunger For Healthy Brain Knowledge

Why Women’s Brains Are More Vulnerable to Disease, From Anxiety To Alzheimer’s

Students Tackle Aging Issues In Innovative Training Program

Ultimate Sleep Hack Or TikTok Fad? The Colour Of Sound Explained

Renowned UArizona Scientist Named 2021 Arizona Bioscience Researcher of The Year

Black Holes, Moon Maps and Blood Pressure: UArizona's Top Stories of 2019

Studies Link Cats To Daredevil Behavior

Episode 300: Discovering What Happens To Our Brains As We Age

Psychological Stress Distracts The Immune System From Fighting Infections

Fruit Flies Play A Big Role In University of Arizona Team’s Research

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Narrow In On Novel Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease

Why You Wake Up Earlier As You Get Older

Energizing Aging Brains

Researchers Find Link Between Parkinson's Gene And Vocal Issues That Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis

Why Your Brain Needs Exercise

Neuroimaging Helping Predict Alzheimer's Cases

Expert Insights: Meet The Expert - Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD

Alzheimer’s Researcher And Anti-Inflammatory Startup Receive Arizona Biotech Honors

One Vision. Multiple Diseases. Sights On $100M In Funding.

Use Resilience to Get through Stressful Times, Protect Your Heart

AHA News: The 'Hispanic Paradox': Does A Decades-Old Finding Still Hold Up?

The Fascinating History of Mr. & Mrs. Neil, And Their Mountain View Hotel

Navigating Uncharted Territory In Female Brain Aging

The Brains of Shrimps And Insects Are More Alike Than We Thought

Dentists Can Be First Line of Defense Against Domestic Violence

From Field Research As A Teenager To Brain Researcher At CIBS

Episode 336: Determining The Real Cost of Loss of Sleep

PTSD, The Military And Nature — New Study Published

Testing A New Therapeutic Target For Alzheimer’s Disease

How Alzheimer's Disease Affects Women

Navigating Uncharted Territory In Female Brain Aging

Awards & Accolades: Gallitano Is Named Among 'Outstanding Women In Business' In Phoenix Area

Developing a Diverse Workforce To End the Alzheimer’s Epidemic

BIO5 Pairs Local Startup with UArizona Researcher to Address Cognitive Decline

UArizona Plays A Massive Role In Aging Research

Can’t Snooze Through the Night? Here’s What Sleep Doctors Think About Alternative Sleep Schedules

Faculty Mentorship Leads To Advancements In Brain Science

Sky Is the Limit For Research At New Sleep Center Facility

University of Arizona Center Awarded $15 Million Grant For Alzheimer's Study

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Insomnia?

UArizona Investigates How COVID-19 Impacts The Brain

Detecting Dementia's Damaging Effects Before It's Too Late

Researchers Identify Brain Region Associated With Feeling Full After Eating

Episode 41: Embracing the Mind-Body Connection

FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Giving Hope To Patients, Families

Decoding the Mystery Of Alzheimer's Disease

Research Study Shows Traumatic Brain Injury in Pregnant Mothers May Affect Development of The Unborn Baby

New Partnership Set To Transform Pain And Addiction Research

Researchers Detangle Protein Interaction Implicated in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's

Researchers Call for Personalized Approach to Aging Brain Health

Female Faculty Seek To Spark Girls’ Interest In Science

New Study Identifies Connection Between Diabetes Medications, Multiple Sclerosis

New Study: Menopause Changes Could Increase Alzheimer's Risk

A Novel Molecular First Responder Could Improve Patient Outcomes After Heart Attack Or Stroke

BIO5 Research & Innovation: From Functional Foods To Regenerative Science

What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health

ABOR Confirms Five New UArizona Regents Professors

UA Team Uncovers Promising Lead In Genetic Approach To Treating Glioblastoma

The Party Drug Ketamine Is A Risky But Fast-Acting Antidepressant

Morning Blue Light Treatment Improves Sleep In Patients With PTSD

Why Are Women More Susceptible To Alzheimer's Disease Than Men

Researchers Focus On Building A Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

BizTucson: Fall Issue 2021

Aging Experts To Address UArizona Living Healthy With Arthritis Virtual Conference

Yogic Breathing Improves Students' Response To Stress

UA Chemical Biologists Unearth Cause of A Rare Brain Disorder

Dr. Nicholas Delamere Elected To AAMC Leadership Position

Episode 42: Neurological Research Extending the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge

"When We Are in Our Addiction, We Are Not Living."

Connecting With Director Brinton: Lifting All Brains

The Region’s Biotech Engine: UArizona Fuels Innovative Research, Startups

My Duyen Tran Wins The May 2022 Outstanding Senior Award And The Danny Brower Memorial Scholarship

One Small Molecule, Potential Giant Step To Improve Cognitive Function

UA Team Uncovers Promising Lead In Treating Glioblastoma

Fostering Addiction Research Through Collaboration

Researchers Develop Drug To Treat Alzheimer's Disease In Down Syndrome Patients

Researchers Found Ways To Identify Indicators of Brain Injuries

COVID-19 And Social Interaction

What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health

Aaron Byrd - MCB Outstanding Graduate, Scholarship

UA Physiology Researcher Receives $2.1M Grant to Study How the Brain Processes Emotion and Social Touch

The Science Behind Traumatic Brain Injury And Concussion

Who We Are: Grace Hala’ufia

Meet A Doctoral Student Researching Treatments For Brain Disorders

Brain Liquefaction After Stroke Is Toxic To Surviving Brain

Tiny Wireless Device Illuminates Neuron Activity In The Brain

Three Patents, and new Patent Coins Awarded to College of Pharmacy Faculty

Climate Change Might Be Keeping You From A Good Night’s Sleep, Study Finds

Pharmacologist to Direct Manufacture of Potential Stroke Therapy

What Menopause Does To Women’s Brains

UA Researchers Discover Promising Treatment To Prevent Post-Stroke Dementia

Hope For ALS Patients

Some Can Combat Dementia By Using Still-Healthy Parts of Brain

Sleep To Your Heart's Content

Improving Life For An Aging Population

Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD

Career of Eminent Stroke Researcher Comes Full Circle

UArizona Doctor On Mission To Treat Rare Epilepsy

University of Arizona-Backed Research Is Finding The Source For Feelings of Hunger

BIO5 Researchers Make Tools Better and More Accessible

Research On NFL Players' Brains Might Help Survivors of Domestic Violence In Chicago

Episode 15: Tackling neuro-infectious diseases as a physician-scientist

Association of EDS, PAP, And Quality of Care With OSA

Frequent Snorers And Those With Sleep Apnea Are Less Active During The Day

Chemical Information Leader Selected for 2008 Skolnik Award

The ‘Crazy Cat Person’ Parasite Could Help Treat Degenerating Brains

Striving for a Better Night’s Sleep

UArizona Bioscience Startups Accepted to Flinn Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

14 Researchers To Win ABRC Grant Awards Worth Total of Over $5.92 Million

New University of Arizona Study Could Improve Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes

How Our Stress (And Emotion) Affects Our Susceptibility To Burnout And Diseasective Sleep Apnea.

Episode 38: Deciphering mental illness and supporting women in medicine and science

Alzheimer’s Is More Complicated Than We Thought

Tiny Wireless Device Casts Light On Brain's Inner Workings

BIO5 Funding Mechanisms Enable Catalytic Discovery

Getting A Good Night's Sleep Can Potentially Save A Young Adult's Life

Pharmacology Researchers Seek Solutions To Opioid Epidemic

Despite COVID, UArizona Reports Strong Year For Innovation And Commercialization

Engineers Contribute To $60M Precision Aging Network

New Research Could Explain Unknown Causes of Epilepsy

$1.8M To Advance Device For Detecting COVID-19, Cancer, Contaminants

Stressed Over COVID-19? Health Sciences Researcher Recommends Making Your Stress Response Work for You

Does Sress Cause Cognitive Decline?

How Your Mood Affects The Way You Process Language

Biomedicine

Tiny Wireless Device Illuminates Neuron Activity In The Brain

Ever Been Lost In The Grocery Store? Researchers Are Closer To Knowing Why It Happens

Episode 328: Solving The Mystery Behind Migraine Headaches

College Names First Craig M. Berge Dean’s Fellows

UArizona Researcher Awarded $3.4M to Develop Personalized Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment

New UArizona Health Sciences Center Will Expand Research Opportunities To Address Addiction

Gutruf Authors Brain Implant Study

Neuroscientist Discusses The Idea of Consciousness Transfer From The New Movie Self/less

NIH Grant Advances Research On Women's Brains, Menopause And Alzheimer's Risk

Women With Endometriosis At Greater Risk For Stroke

7th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference Highlights Groundbreaking Research From Across The Valley

Better Sleep Health May Make It Easier For Smokers To Quit

UArizona Scientists Discover New Role For Protein Involved In Neurodegeneration

Seven Arizona Bioscience Startups To Watch In 2022

What Kind of Workspace Suits You Best? It May Depend On Your Personality

Most of Us Will Age Normally

The Power of Hormones In Treating Pain and Addiction In Women

Vascular Surgeon Leads NIH-funded Study of Brain Blood Flow And Alzheimer’s Disease

University’s Data Science Institute Awards Fellowship To Postdoctoral Candidate

Collaborations Shape College of Nursing Research

What Birds Can Teach Us About Stress

Expanding Support For Families Impacted By Addiction

Dr. Michael Grandner Receives Mid-Career Scientific Award

UA Researchers Looking For Genes Behind ALS

Pain Relief Research: Clearing The Smoke Surrounding Cannabis

Could A Halloween-Induced Nightmare Be Bad For Your Health?

UArizona Recognizes Women In Research And Innovation

6 Breathing Exercises For Anxiety That Can Help You Feel Calmer

UArizona Researchers Seek To Understand Relationship Among Endometriosis, Infertility, Stroke in Women

Sensor Lab Seed Grants Advance Innovative Research

A Challenge To Elected Officials, Candidates And Americans On World Alzheimer's Day

2021 Teaching And Advising Awards

Do Sleep Supplements Work? 2 Reasons Yours Might Not

Pharmacy’s Dean Rick Schnellmann Earns Award For Excellence

Why Does Alzheimer's Disease Impact More Women Than Men?

UA Physiology Researcher Receives $2.1M Grant to Study How the Brain Processes Emotion and Social Touch

Is it Possible To Slow the Progression of Muscle Degeneration In ALS Patients?

Arizona Researchers Attempt To Detect CTE In Living Former NFL Players

UArizona Awarded $60M To Lead Precision Aging Network

UArizona Researchers Receive Grant To Study Aging Brain

Put Down The Phone, Catch Better Zzzzs With Michael Grandner

Meet Dr. Ian Robey

Teaching a Damaged Brain New Tricks

Flinn Foundation Commits $5.52M to UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Kathleen Rodgers

Associate Director, Translational Neuroscience, Professor, Pharmacology, Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences, Member of the General Faculty, Member of the Graduate Faculty, Professor, BIO5 Institute

Arun Sambamurthy

Assistant Research Scientist, BIO5 Institute

Francesca Vitali

Assistant Research Professor, Neurology, Assistant Research Professor, BIO5 Institute

Francesca Vitali, PhD, research interests are in precision medicine, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and big data techniques.