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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

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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

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U of A Health Sciences researchers receive $3.4M grant to improve asthma care in schools

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Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women

CAMI Inaugural Executive Director Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson; University of Arizona Health Sciences Senior Vice President Michael D. Dake, MD; Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecelia Mata; University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella, PhD; City of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego; and SmithGroup Design Director Mark Kranz, FAIA, stand side by side, holding shovels in dirt.

Cannabis terpenes, CAMI and long COVID: U of A Health Sciences’ top news releases of 2024

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Maricopa County doubles support of CAMI with additional $4M investment

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Peer support could help millions with sleep apnea slumber easier, study says

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$1.7M CDC grant will allow researchers to study spina bifida across the lifespan

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Addiction study yields promising therapeutic target to promote recovery

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Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

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Can magnetic pulses aimed at the brain treat insomnia?

A female health worker chats with a seated male patient after administering a vaccine. Both are smiling.

$1.75M CDC grant funds study to boost vaccine acceptance in Arizona’s rural, border communities

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U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

Portrait of University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, sitting in front of a chalk board

Clinical study confirms tissue stiffening in breast cancer can drive metastasis