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Researchers have developed a breakthrough gene-editing strategy to overcome one of the greatest challenges in regenerative medicine: immune rejection. Their solution offers a path toward developing a functional cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) without the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs.

How can we provide research surgery trainees with the experience they need while addressing the ethical costs of using cadavers or live animals? Veterinarian and researcher Diego Celdrán-Bonafonte developed a simulator that provides real, hands-on experience free of ethical conflict. Check out the video!

Working with a UA Engineering Senior Capstone team, physiology professor Fiona Bailey has developed a resistive breathing training system that can lower blood pressure 8 to 10 mmHg – comparable to results achieved by FDA-approved blood pressure medication. This technology is available for license.

Assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering Adam Printz has invented a new process for printing solution-processed thin films that uses less material and is faster than the state of the art. The technology is available for license.

Invented by a third-year resident at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, the new drape offers an improved, more sterile environment during infant delivery.

Inventor Mohamed ElKabbash has developed an advanced radiative cooling system for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) chips with minimal change to the chip design. The technology is available for license.

"Forever chemicals" PFAS and PFOA have been proven to be detrimental to the environment and human health. Professor Jeong-Yool Yoon has developed a new, low-cost method for detecting these chemicals using smartphone technology, machine learning and the cloud.

Did you know that postpartum hemorrhage affects around 14 million women each year globally? U of A inventor Elise Erickson and her collaborators have developed a test that uses blood or saliva to assess the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and potential responsiveness to oxytocin.

Forty-nine percent of college students aged 18-22 consumed alcohol within the past month. Developed at the University of Arizona by Spencer Gorin, a proven program called "The Buzz" offers an innovative and dynamic approach to alcohol education through its method and curriculum.

Want a fast read? Take 30 seconds and check out how Olga Rafikova and Ruslan Rafokov used funding from TLA to identify which cancers are most responsive to a peptide therapy they are advancing.