Health
The Big Idea: How can tobacco help treat ebola?
As public health workers fight to stop the spread of ebola, an ASU researcher approaches the problem from an unexpected angle and makes a major breakthrough.
Student venture advances jaundice treatment globally
Millions of babies fail to receive adequate treatment for jaundice each year, particularly in developing countries. ASU entrepreneurs teamed up to create a solution.
‘Pharming’ tobacco to beat Ebola
The Ebola virus has devastated communities for 40 years without a vaccine or cure. One promising new approach, pioneered at ASU, grows a treatment in plants.
Arts and culture harmonize with health
By infusing health care with the arts and humanities, ASU researchers and community partners are making a positive impact on people’s health and well-being.
Five fascinating facts about mom
This Mother’s Day, surprise the moms in your life with some new knowledge about their remarkable role.
A global look at how we treat water
People’s attitudes and perceptions affect conservation efforts as much as scientific knowledge. ASU students are exploring how different cultures perceive wastewater reuse.
CENAS sets the stage for setting a healthy table
Cooking and theater-making as part of the ASU CENAS program empowers participants to connect to their cultural heritage and make healthy behavior changes.
Students build ability through CUbiC
Whether they are creating training tools for surgeons or assistive devices for the visually impaired, ASU students in the CUbiC lab are enhancing other people’s abilities while developing their own.
New frontiers in health: Immunosignatures
Stephen Johnston, co-director of the Center for Innovations in Medicine, has developed a device that can determine your health status from a single drop of blood or saliva. By examining the action of B-Cells in a process known as immunosignaturing, the HealthTell device can diagnose a developing illness or disease before any symptoms appear. This could revolutionize diagnostics.
HealthTell aims to disrupt diagnostics
What if we could detect diseases before symptoms even appear? Spurred by ASU’s culture of innovation, a spinout company is developing technology that could revolutionize health care.
