New Drug Therapies Can Turn Off Cancer Cells
When his father died of pancreatic cancer, UA pharmacy scientist Laurence H. Hurley vowed to research the disease. For more than a decade, he studied DNA and drug-like molecules to develop a new class of therapies that can turn off a cancer cell. This may be the “Holy Grail” in cancer research. The first drug could be on the market in three to four years.
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Ancient Plant Thrives on Futuristic Feeding
A winter cherry plant grown in India for 3,000 years has anti-cancer properties. But it's costly. Today UA scientists grow the plants aeroponically, misting the roots with water and nutrients to produce plants faster and five times larger than those grown in soil. Unexpectedly, this method yields large amounts of a water soluble form of the medicinal compound that has promise for treating cancer.
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Arizona’s a Hotbed for Valley Fever
For some people valley fever is so mild they never know they had it. Others end up in wheelchairs. Some die. At least 150,000 infections occur each year – two thirds of them in the “valley fever corridor” spanning from Tucson to Phoenix. You get valley fever by breathing in spores that can lodge in the lungs. Today there is no cure – but UA researchers may be close. And that could make us all breathe easier.
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You can teach an old immune system new tricks
Research focused on enriching and lengthening our lives could one day lead to ways to rejuvenate our immune systems and keep infections at bay. But first we need to know why older immune systems don’t fight infections the way they used to. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes may hold a clue.
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UA traditions flicker out, then burn brighter
UA rituals rooted in the early 1900s – disrupted by two world wars – were revived in the 1950s and continue to this day. Students sought out nostalgic activities to build unity and school spirit. They painted the “A” on “A” Mountain and created color-coded cheering sections at football games – traditions still with us in the 21st century. Fortunately for freshman today, upperclassmen no longer require them to wear beanies.
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