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University of Arizona engineers hide lifesaving drugs in synthetic cell-like carriers to reduce side effects.

A team of U of A astronomers helped an international research consortium discover the faintest and farthest quasars in the early universe.

U of A researchers found that a group of proteins involved in neuronal development was overrepresented in the umbilical cord blood of about one-third of babies born small for gestational age.

A new University of Arizona study has now examined media use during mealtime and has found that more than 70% of parents and children in the U.S. use media across various devices during family meals. 

A $3.74 million Grand Challenge Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture will help strengthen Arizona's preparedness for New World screwworm.

A chemotherapy drug and a gene-silencing molecule exploit an "eat me" signal on dying cancer cells to stop tumor growth.

New research shows that the cell's most prolific consumer of energy, the nucleus, is served by something akin to a private power line.

Small amounts of water and funding have revived stretches of the lower Colorado River, a new report from a U of A-led team of research has found.

A global study of more than 5,100 species of plants and animals challenges long-held assumptions about which species are most threatened by climate change.

The tri-university project's summary report reviews Arizona's current water resources and provides options for ensuring water supply reliability across sectors within the state.