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Heddwen Brooks, PhD, professor of physiology in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, has been elected as a councilor of the American Physiological Society (APS).

College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2024 medical students will receive their white coats on Feb. 25.

Researchers will use a $1.6 million National Eye Institute grant to study age-related lens cell changes that can lead to cataracts.

Nicholas A. Delamere, PhD, head of the Department of Physiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has been elected to a leadership position in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Professor Delamere will serve a three-year term on the Administrative Board of the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS).

Timothy W. Secomb, PhD, Professor of Physiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has been selected to receive the 2022 Eugene M. Landis Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of microvascular research.

Dr. Paulo Pires' pilot study will test the possibility of modifying an existing gene to improve the brain’s vascular function to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

The network, established with funding from the National Institutes of Health, has the the ultimate goal of developing more effective brain-aging treatments and interventions targeted to the individual.

Funded by a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a Phase II clinical trial will assess whether inspiratory muscle training can lower blood pressure and improve vascular health in adults with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

A new clinical trial will assess the impact of inspiratory muscle training on blood pressure in adults with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

The UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has accepted six high school graduates in a new program that reduces the time to a medical degree to seven years.