Category: Latest Research
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ASU students design accessible motorized training wheelchairs for children
Founder of Mobility Independence Foundation says their ingenuity can better lives for kids, their families Ten-year-old Zaiiden Mendivil tests out a motorized wheelchair prototype during the HCI Design Challenge showcase held at 850 PBC in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, April 26. The event was the culmination of a semester-long internship where students were challenged to…
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First-of-Its-Kind Cancer Therapy Targets ‘Undruggable’ Protein Interaction
Phoenix scientists pioneer a new cancer therapy by disrupting a protein link that helps tumors survive and spread A groundbreaking cancer therapy being developed in Phoenix is rewriting the rules of drug discovery by targeting what scientists have long considered “undruggable”— a critical interaction between two proteins that drive tumor growth and spreading. In findings…
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HonorHealth Research Institute presents new findings in decades-long quest to conquer aggressive pancreatic cancer
HonorHealth Research Institute presents new findings in decades-long quest to conquer aggressive pancreatic cancerPromising results of RMC-6236, in combination with other drug treatments, presented at annual meeting of AACR PHOENIX, Ariz. — April 30, 2025 — HonorHealth Research Institute’s new downtown Phoenix laboratory has produced its first study, centered on a promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer,…
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HonorHealth Research Institute is the first of 50 sites worldwide to treat a patient in a new clinical study aimed at melanoma
New therapy uses modified immune-system T cells to target PRAME, a peptide commonly found in difficult-to-treat melanoma skin cancer tumors SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — April 29, 2025 — HonorHealth Research Institute recently treated the first patient in a 50-site international clinical trial that will test a new type of therapy aimed at difficult-to-treat melanoma, an aggressive type…
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Arizona Startups Awarded Over $50,000 At IDEA Funding 2025 Pitch Competition
April 4, 2025 (Tucson, Ariz,)— IdeaFunding, co-led by Startup Tucson and the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI), has played a significant role in the entrepreneurial landscape for over twenty-seven years and is Southern Arizona’s largest and longest running pitch competition. The IdeaFunding finals took place on March 27 at the Rialto Theater where 25…
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Graduate students shine at annual 3-Minute Research Presentation finals
Brewing a cup of tea. Listening to a pop song. Doing 180 jumping jacks.What do these activities have in common? They each take roughly three minutes to complete. Typically, explaining the results of one’s in-depth research and their implications doesn’t fall into this category of short-term pursuits, but for most disciplines, honing the ability to…
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Mayor’s Impact Driven Roundtable with HealthTech Leaders
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and PBC Executive Director Scarlett Spring Convene Innovation Roundtable with Rising HealthTech Leaders April 18, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ – Yesterday, Mayor Kate Gallego hosted a high-impact roundtable with leaders from ASU Health, UA COM-P and three groundbreaking health innovation leaders to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence and healthcare/life science. Phoenix…
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Exact Sciences Launches the Cologuard™ Plus Test, Transforming Colorectal Cancer Screening
The Cologuard Plus test demonstrated 95% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection at 94% specificity, making it the most accurate noninvasive CRC screening test reported in studies to date Madison, Wis., March 31, 2025 — Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced the launch of Cologuard Plus™, the…
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New initiative aims to make nursing degrees more accessible
Danielle Sebbens, associate director of ASU’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program, gives tours of the interior of the mobile simulation unit during the ribbon-cutting event on the ASU West Valley campus on March 26. The unit will allow students on the West Valley and Polytechnic campuses to complete their required simulations without having to drive…
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New study seeks to combat national kidney shortage, improve availability for organ transplants
Chronic kidney disease affects one in seven adults in the United States. For two in 1,000 Americans, this disease will advance to kidney failure. End-stage renal failure has two primary treatments — dialysis and transplantation. Studies show that, overwhelmingly, kidney transplants offer increased quality of life and lower mortality rates than dialysis. Transplant recipients have a five-year…
