News

Microbiome Core Established at UA Steele Children’s Research Center
August 29, 2019

Dr. Daniel Laubitz, Microbiome Core Facility Director


UA Study Confirms Self-reported Sleep Duration an Accurate, Useful Health Measure in Children
February 14, 2019

A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson shows that sleep duration reports by children and their parents are fairly accurate.


Strategic Vision for UAHS
October 23, 2018

Join us for a town hall session Monday, October 29 from 2:00-4:00PM in DuVal Auditorium.


UA Study: Sleep Apnea, Congenital Heart Disease May be Deadly Mix for Hospitalized Infants
September 17, 2018

Infants with congenital heart disease and central sleep apnea are four times more likely to die in the hospital, researchers find.


UA Health Sciences and UA Researchers Awarded ABRC Grants Totaling Nearly $6M for Health Research
May 17, 2018

The three-year Arizona Biomedical Research Commission Awards will fund research relating to neuropathic and cancer pain, migraines, opioids, antibiotics, antivirals, sinusitis, obesity, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, pulmonary disease and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.


UAHS Researchers Contribute to National CDC Study that Estimates 1 in 59 U.S. Children Having an Autism Spectrum Disorder
April 26, 2018

In Arizona, the findings were slightly lower, with 1 in 71 8-year-old children in Maricopa County identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder.


New UA Research Study Aims to Predict and Prevent Deadly Disease in Premature Infants
April 24, 2018

Study aims to develop the first predictive test to identify and prevent necrotizing enterocolitis, a disease that kills thousands of premature babies each year.


Fourth Annual ‘Eat Dessert First Day,’ April 21, Honors Memory of Dana Morgan and Raises Funds for UA Pediatric Cancer Research
April 18, 2018

The day honors the memory of pediatric cancer patient Dana Morgan and raises funds for pediatric cancer research at the UA Steele Children’s Research Center. Local restaurants will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds and individual donations can be made online any time.


Unique Clinical Services at UA-Banner Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune Encephalopathy Center Highlighted in New Video
February 26, 2018

The CPAE Clinic is currently accepting patients from around the world. Now in its second year of treating patients, the CPAE clinic has already attracted patients from all corners of the United States, Mexico and Thailand. Plans are underway to open a second clinic in Phoenix at Banner – Cardon Children’s Medical Center this spring.


UA Health Sciences Community Health Talks are Reaching Out to Underserved Populations in Tucson
February 23, 2018

The UA Health Sciences Hispanic Center of Excellence has launched “Salud en la Comunidad – Health in the Community” interactive education and community-building health talks in Tucson.


UA Department of Pediatrics Establishes Arizona’s First Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Fellowship
February 23, 2018

The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics has been approved to establish Arizona’s first Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship program to train the next generation of developmental behavioral pediatricians.


New Chiefs of Staff at Banner – UMC Tucson and South
January 25, 2018

Drs. Chan Lowe and Lisa Stoneking


New Faculty Join UA Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s – Diamond Children’s Medical Center
January 25, 2018

Asmaa Abu-Maziad, MD, will provide care for children with kidney problems; M. Raphaelle Jean, MD, MPH, will provide care for children with gastrointestinal disorders; and Christine Legler, MD, will provide general pediatric care to children.


‘Courtney’s Courage’ Empowers Young Scientists to Advance Pediatric Cancer Research
January 24, 2018

Courtney Page Zillman Fellow Megan Stanley Molina, doctoral candidate under the mentorship of UA Steele Children’s Research Center pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis conducts research that seeks to understand the best ways to use anticancer drugs to prepare a patient’s immune system for bone marrow transplantation.


Seventh Annual ‘Kids of Steele’ Mini Golf Event Breaks Record, Raising $120,000 for UA Steele Children’s Research Center
November 30, 2017

This annual family-friendly event raises funds for “greatest-need” research projects at the UA Steele Center and Kids of Steele service projects.


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