Category: Latest Research
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GenAI is here to stay—how are professors using it?
Everyone who’s done a round of physical therapy knows it is a tactile, hands-on—physical—discipline. So, what role could generative AI have in PT? More than you might think, suggests one NAU professor. Michael Morgan, a physical therapist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, is introducing a handheld AI-enhanced…
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Medical Nutrition alum uses the power of food to help children with autism
After over 20 years of specializing in children’s nutrition and neurological disorders, Medical Nutrition alum Julie Matthews has published her second book, The Personalized Autism Nutrition Plan in March 2025. Her goal? To tailor guidance to the unique and varied experiences and needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Matthews worked alongside James Adams, who founded ASU’s Autism/Asperger’s Research Program, to…
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Mindset Medical Announces FDA Clearance for its Contactless Respiratory
Phoenix, Arizona – June 3, 2025 – Mindset Medical, Inc. (“Mindset Medical” or the “Company”), a digital health company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its latest contactless vital sign monitoring solution. The Informed Vital Core (IVC) App is a software-only medical device that measures respiratory rate…
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Technology Developed by ANBM to be Utilized for New Drug Discovery Program
Dr. Zenhausern (second from right) attended the press conference in Japan to announce the groundbreaking partnership. Collaboration with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. will see the tech adopted in the research of Ehime University Furthering the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix’s research mission to cultivate research both locally and globally, the Center for…
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Strongest Connection Found to Dementia in the South
A “substantial number” of dementia cases in the United States could be eliminated by reducing cardiometabolic conditions such as heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, according to a new study from Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. The study, which was recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, probed regional data and found the strongest tie between dementia…
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ASU to help target how cancer evades treatment
Up to $142M in funding announced for research group that includes MIT and Stanford Every year, about 2 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer, and more than 600,000 of them have cancer that spreads or no longer responds to treatment because of cancer cell mutations. Researchers at Arizona State University aim to solve this by…
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Study says original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants
Vaccinated people generated an overall protective immune response to the Delta and Omicron strains of COVID-19, though with slightly fewer antibodies for the mutated parts of the virus. Prior COVID-19 vaccination did not stop the immune system from mounting a protective response to the Delta and Omicron strains, though new mutation-specific antibody production dipped slightly,…
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HonorHealth Research Institute patient with advanced skin cancer in remission for more than a year following clinical trial of WTX-124
There are nearly 40,000 U.S. cases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma each year that advance to stages that are difficult to treat and life-threatening SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — May 20, 2025 — A common and unsightly skin cancer that can turn deadly has been undetectable for more than a year in a patient treated with a new…
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Developing the personalized future of cancer treatment
A CAMI scientist is leading efforts to create a new kind of cancer immunotherapy – neoantigen-specific cancer vaccines – to target patient-specific tumors and destroy cancer cells. Tanvir Ahmed, PhD, has dedicated his career to advancing vaccine development and immunotherapy. Now, as a principal scientist at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and…
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St. Joseph’s, Home of Barrow, Named a Top Major Teaching Hospital in US
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, home of Barrow Neurological Institute, is among Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals for 2025. St. Joseph’s earned the No. 5 rank in the 20 Top Major Teaching Hospitals category, maintaining the top spot in Arizona and climbing eight positions nationwide from 2024. The list, compiled by Premier, Inc. and published on Fortune.com, recognizes institutions…
