Category: Health News
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Improving life for children with autism
Northern Arizona University is playing a key role in a new nationwide research initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health to improve health and quality of life for people with autism. Olivia Lindly, an associate professor of health sciences in NAU’s Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER), is co-principal investigator on a…
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Faknostics — Redefining Cancer Therapeutics Through FAK Targeting
Phoenix, AZ (October 30, 2025) – According to the American Cancer Society, 2024 marked the first time the United States reported more than 2 million new cancer cases in a single year, with an estimated 2,001,140 diagnoses. This is where FAKnostics plans to make a difference by targeting focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a protein found…
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Pioneering Early Detection for Ovarian Cancer
Phoenix, AZ (October 30, 2025) – A research team at the University of Arizona, led by Jennier Barton, PhD, who is currently serving as interim vice provost for health programs at UA Health Sciences, is redefining early detection in women’s health. The creation of the falloposcope could allow physicians to detect ovarian cancer at its…
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A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella and Banner Health CEO Amy Perry highlight a proclamation from Governor Katie Hobbs declaring Oct. 24 as Academic Medicine Day. Photo courtesy of the Arizona Board of Regents In the 10 years since Banner Health and the University of Arizona forged a partnership to redefine academic medicine and health care delivery…
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GPN Vaccines Inc Completes Acquisition of BacVax Inc.
New York, USA – 24th October 2025 GPN Vaccines Inc (“GPN”) is pleased to announce it has successfully completed the acquisition of BacVax Inc. (“BacVax”), a biotechnology company based in Phoenix, Arizona, that is developing vaccines targeting bacterial infections. The acquisition further increases GPN’s footprint in the United States and builds the company’s pipeline through…
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Arizona’s Bioscience Ecosystem Shines in October
October was a milestone month for Arizona’s bioscience and innovation community, marked by international partnerships, statewide recognition, and a powerful display of collaboration across academia, industry, and government. From the signing of a new Taiwan–Arizona collaboration in digital health to a strong Arizona presence at SEMICON West to a full slate of events during AZBio…
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DeepSomatic method improves detection of cancer mutations
Study combines machine learning with expanded genetic training sets A new machine learning method called DeepSomatic can significantly improve the detection of genetic mutations potentially related to cancer, according to a study published in Nature Biotechnology. Genetic mutations that are acquired during a person’s life, called somatic variants, are often associated with tumors. Detecting these variants…
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Connect2STEM helps students explore health care fields
College of Medicine – Phoenix’s community education program allows for hands-on learning. Students from Phoenix’s Estrella Middle School learned what it’s like to be in health care through the Connect2STEM program, courtesy of U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students like Noah Shulkin, at right. Photo by Noelle Haro-Gomez, U of A…
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ASU, Phoenix Children’s provide real-life experience for student nurses
81% of students in Phoenix Children’s program hired as pediatric nurses Former ASU students Madi Dominguez and Adhieu Cithec receive instruction from Phoenix Children’s nurse Marcia Abrahamson. Dominguez and Cithec were part of the Phoenix Children’s cohort out of the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and now work there. Photo courtesy of Phoenix…
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Canada-based medtech company NeuroCatch, Inc. announces U.S. headquarters at Phoenix Bioscience Core
NeuroCatch, Inc. is advancing the expansion of its breakthrough brain health technology following its participation in the 2025 ASU–Mayo MedTech Accelerator PHOENIX (Oct. 9, 2025) — NeuroCatch Inc., a brain health technology company based out of British Columbia, announced today it will open its United States headquarters in Greater Phoenix at the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC).…
