Graduate Interdisciplinary Program News Today

More than two dozen UArizona students have been offered prestigious graduate fellowships, totaling nearly $1.2 million. The awards come from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, NASA, National Institutes of Health and other organizations.

From using microbes to combat allergies to turning insects into food, the newest University of Arizona AAAS Fellows represent a broad range of expertise.

A specific Parkinson's related gene could be a driver behind vocal production problems associated with the disease. The findings could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease is perhaps best known for its movement-related symptoms, but it can also hinder vocal production. New research suggests that a specific gene commonly associated with Parkinson's may be behind those vocal issues – a finding that could help lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for Parkinson's patients.

Almost two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s are women and more than 60 percent of dementia caregivers are women.

To approximate how many brain cells make up insect brains, neuroscientists made “brain soup.” In addition to revealing interesting insights into the evolution of insect brains, the work provides a more meaningful metric than traditional studies measuring brain size or weight. The surprisingly simple technique—mashing up brains into a “soup”—let researchers discover that certain species of bees have a higher density of brain cells than even some species of birds, whereas ants turned ...