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Firefighters wash each other off on a street in between their vehicles.

New study identifies key predictors of PFAS levels in US career firefighters

Findings provide vital insights into the factors that influence PFAS body burdens in firefighters and is a critical step toward protecting their long-term health.

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

An illustration shows the lymphatic system of a man's upper torso.

ARPA-H award will fund creation of portable lymphatic imaging scanner

'Trojan horse' may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A pregnant woman, whose belly is showing, holds two plates of food in her outstretched hands. On one plate is a salad. On the other plate are a couple of large doughnuts.

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Tery’ance Horace sits at a table with textbooks in front of him talking to a woman in front of a VETS Military Connected Student Center sign.

Air Force veteran finds new home with MEPN program

Amy Barber squats next to Scout, a yellow Lab, with one hand on the dog’s back.

Making a difference one pet therapy visit at a time

A view of toxic mine tailings that are exposed to the elements near the town of Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County, Arizona.

U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest

A nighttime photo shows a firefighter standing on a firetruck and shooting water toward burning buildings during the January 2025 Palisades Fire in California.

Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns

Two women, both wearing while lab coats, pose for a photo in a laboratory amid shelves filled with bottles and boxes of various colors and sizes.

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

A man's arm is shown with a slight sunburn below the bicep while the upper part of the arm is in its natural color.

Making cancer vaccines more personal

A woman wearing a white medical coat holds a stethoscope while looking towards a sunset over a rural desert landscape.

Halle Foundation unites U of A and Banner Health to expand primary care GME statewide

Suresh Garimella and Amy Perry each holding one side of a framed proclamation in front of a white backdrop with red and blue logos for U of A and Banner Health

A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona

Outside portrait of Michael D.L. Johnson, PhD

Michael D.L. Johnson receives microbiology honor

Photo of Stewart Goldman, MD, standing next to Vlad Kalinichenko, MD, PhD. Both are wearing white doctors coats.

U of A works to build a pediatric powerhouse with institute