June 25, 2026 U of A researchers' new approach boosts immune response against lung cancer A chemotherapy drug and a gene-silencing molecule exploit an "eat me" signal on dying cancer cells to stop tumor growth.
June 15, 2026 Conference brings national focus and insights to Arizona's PFAS landscape The U of A hosted the national "forever chemicals" conference in the western U.S. for the first time, with border challenges and Indigenous perspectives among the key themes.
June 4, 2026 Survive summer with help from the U of A Cancer Center Skin Cancer Institute Make SPF your new BFF with help from senior health educator Lisa Quale, who translates emerging research into practical insight for everyday life.
June 4, 2026 Struggle sleeping? These three common sleep habits tied to signs of brain aging, U of A study finds Several common sleep behaviors may be linked to signs of brain aging, according to a new U of A study.
May 27, 2026 Researchers convene at U of A to tackle 'forever chemicals' at National PFAS Conference The 2026 National PFAS Conference, taking place June 8-10 on the U of A campus, is one of the few national conferences designed around the people living very closely with contamination.
May 21, 2026 New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on 'mind after midnight' as a suicide risk factor Researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are studying the effects of being awake between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on decision-making.
May 18, 2026 Launching careers while working to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat U of A graduate students are aiding the Heat and Health Resilience Innovation Consortium, which is helping prepare them for careers in medicine and public health.
May 18, 2026 Antibiotic proves ineffective in treating wheezing in young children in the emergency room A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found no improvement with azithromycin in young children, calling into question a common practice for treating severe wheezing.
May 13, 2026 Study validates accuracy of depression screening for people with chronic pain A new study found that a widely used depression screening questionnaire is accurate for people with and without chronic pain, debunking a common misconception that the screening inflates depression scores for people with chronic pain.
May 12, 2026 Five-day sprint at U of A brings public health experts and tech developers together to build outbreak detection tools EpiHack Arizona brings together health experts and tech developers with the goal to create community-based reporting approaches and digital tools that flag outbreaks earlier.
