Significantly, women impaired more by smoking; men impaired more by cardiovascular disease

PHOENIX, Ariz. — May 13, 2021 — In the largest study of the associations between smoking and cardiovascular disease on cognitive function, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, found both impair the ability to learn and memorize; and that the effects of smoking are more pronounced among females, while males are more impaired by cardiovascular disease.

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FDA Grant Supports Use of Real-World Data to Generate Real-World Evidence in Neonates

TUCSON, Ariz., May 12, 2021 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and Tufts Medical Center have announced a joint venture to integrate the first patient-level clinical trial data to generate actionable real-world evidence (RWE) for neonatal drug development, from real-world neonate data (RWD). This activity, funded by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is being executed through a neonatal pilot project within C-Path’s International Neonatal Consortium (INC). The data sharing collaboration and transfer also marks the fastest on record for C-Path — starting with the Data Contribution Agreement negotiations and receipt of the data in three months’ time this March.Continue reading→

TUCSON, Ariz. (May 11, 2021) — The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) is pleased to announce that uPetsia is the winning startup for the UACI Sponsored Launch Fueled by the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce competition.  

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Standalone Diabetes Care business expected to leverage position as global leader in insulin delivery and expand presence in large and high-growth diabetes marketContinue reading→

In the pandemic’s 17th month, we live in a world of vivid contrast between early-vaccinating countries that appear to be approaching an end to their epidemic and those falling rapidly into the abyss. Brazil and India are suffering escalating COVID caseloads exhausting health care resources. The long haul with the virus in the US and the current situation in Brazil and India have clearly underscored the importance of a strong, coordinated, and sustained public health response.

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New psychology program is both on campus and online for fall 2021

The Arizona State University Department of Psychology is launching a new on-ground and online Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience this fall, designed to train the next generation of neuroscientists.

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