Phoenix-based Banner Health receives $74.5 million grant to study Alzheimer’s / Arizona Republic
The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix received a $74.5 million five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study with members of an extended family in Colombia who carry an inherited genetic mutation that has been linked to early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Mayo Clinic unveils fresh details about Discovery Oasis biotech campus / Phoenix Business Journal
Mayo Clinic is in talks with companies from around the world that could locate their operations in Discovery Oasis, its planned 120-acre biotech innovation hub in north Phoenix.
Winners unveiled for tech-focused Governor’s Innovation Awards / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ Inno)
The 2024 Governor’s Innovation Awards, sponsored by the Arizona Commerce Authority and Arizona Technology Council, honored technology achievements in Arizona including bioscience companies and research at the University of Arizona.
Creighton University eyes Phoenix expansion at Park Central campus / Phoenix Business Journal
After opening the last floor of its 200,000-square-foot health sciences building at Park Central in midtown Phoenix, Creighton University is nearing capacity and has an eye toward expansion onto an adjacent parcel. Read more: Creighton University showcases ‘The Beauty of Autism — Visual Art and Poetry’ at Park Central in Phoenix
‘You can be at risk as long as you’re breathing’: Valley Fever cases are up from last year / 12 News
Arizona cases of Valley fever have topped 12,000 as of November—compared to about 10,000 cases in 2023—which an allergist attributes to environmental changes.
Banner Health 1st in state to offer innovative implant for brain surgery patients / AZ Big Media
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix is the first place in Arizona to offer an innovative implant for brain surgery patients that replaces a missing bone in a patient’s skull and acts as a window into the brain.
Why Tucson should go big on AI healthcare / Arizona Daily Star (Op-ed)
Conrad Plimpton and Egils Milbergs, co-founders of Tucson-based Healthy Communities and Wellness Alliance, write that with solid research, health care, and innovation foundations, Tucson could become a national model for AI healthcare.
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