Research

A $4.4 million grant from the Department of Defense will help researchers test two drug candidates for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a deadly disease with no cure.

The current warming from climate change may drive a dramatic change in vegetation within the next 100-150 years unless greenhouse-gas emissions are reduced, reports a UA-led international team.

UA researchers have developed AVATAR, an interactive system that interviews border crossers, monitors thousands of physical signals and alerts agents when it detects deception.

UA psychologist Matthew Grilli found that people who carry a gene variant that increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease have greater difficulty describing detailed memories of past events.

Previous research has shown that mothers and fathers experience different biases at work, but a new study suggests these biases disappear for single parents.

New UA-led research found that workers in open office seating arrangements had less daytime stress and greater daytime activity levels than workers in cubicles or private offices.

New University of Arizona-led research uses tree rings to shed light on discrepancies between archeological and radiocarbon evidence in dating the ancient volcanic eruption of Thera.

A $2.5 million National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant is funding research into the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of speech sound disorders in bilingual Latino children.

Young people who seek out news online on their own, rather than relying on conventional media or news articles posted on social media, are more likely to participate in political activism.

An analysis of posts made by males to a subreddit for people experiencing suicidal thoughts suggests the forum may function as a safe space to receive gender-specific support.