Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects.

Scientists from about a dozen universities and government labs in California and elsewhere have converged on LA neighborhoods to help answer questions about the environmental and health threats posed by conflagrations that are part wildfire, part house fire.

Heat-related deaths are becoming more common, especially in Arizona, where the temperatures have grown significantly hotter each year. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths, followed by rip currents and tornadoes.

Nathan J. Cherrington, PhD, the Musil Family Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery, professor and associate dean for research at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the Society of Toxicology 2025 Mentoring Award.

The 2025 One Health Symposium brought together leading researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from across the University of Arizona on Friday, February 7, at the UA Student Union North Ballroom for a day of cutting-edge scientific discussions and interdisciplinary collaboration.

For two decades, the ARLIS library checked out taxidermy pieces to the public, only to later discover they contained arsenic, mercury and lead. Following the discovery, the taxidermy collection was removed with no public explanation.

Researchers at the University of Arizona, led by biomedical engineering professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon, have developed a system to detect potentially harmful “forever chemicals” with a smartphone.

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. One of the only ways to diagnose it requires an invasive procedure.

Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.

A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods.