The reasons why people attempt suicide include triggers like trauma and stress, as well as inherited genetic factors. A new study has identified 12 DNA variants, or variations in the...
In an age marked by a pandemic, climate change and chronic disease, human health faces a complex web of challenges that demands wide-ranging solutions. It will take an arsenal of...
Gabor Marth, DSc, a computational geneticist at University of Utah Health, has received grant funding to advance an understanding of genetic changes that can happen in our body’s cells throughout...
Advances in science and medicine are key to finding new treatments for disease. But the responsibility doesn’t stop there, says Luca Brunelli, MD, PhD, a neonatologist at University of Utah...
The science and dedication of University of Utah Health and ARUP Laboratory scientists Marzia Pasquali, PhD, and Nicola Longo, MD, PhD, has led to a disorder, GAMT deficiency, being recommended...
The University of Utah Health-produced short documentary One in a Million has been an official selection at eight film festivals nationwide and has received 12 marketing awards.
Clement Chow, PhD, and his research team have developed a fly model of NGLY1 deficiency, to provide new insights into the biology underlying this devastating, autosomal recessive, genetic disorder.
A bill informally called “Marley and Tyler’s Bill”, after two patients seen by the Penelope Program, passed the Utah legislature to expand insurance coverage for testing needed to diagnose children...
The GSLC will work collaboratively with the All of Us Engagement Team to create educational materials on genetics and precision medicine for the public, patients and healthcare providers.
Researchers explore familial relationships using unique Utah resources to develop high-risk profiles with the hope of identifying those at greater risk for atrial fibrillation.
A new study published online in the March 13, 2019 issue of Neurology looked to determine the degree to which extended family can indicate risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
The annual #RUN2U event featured a patient panel sharing their experiences of living with rare and undiagnosed diseases with future health care providers.
University of Utah Health is proud to present One in a Million, an original short documentary co-directed by two acclaimed independent filmmakers, Jeremiah Zagar and Ross Kauffman.
An International consortium of researchers mines large datasets to identify a common genetic architecture for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome improving our understanding of a leading cause of female infertility.
The Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i) at the University of Utah Health has awarded seed grants to eight collaborative research projects.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (the university) was recently awarded a prestigious team science grant through the National Cancer Institute’s...
A dataset of more than 100,000 individuals allows researchers to identify genetic regions that are intolerant to change and may underlie developmental disorders.
The Center for Genomic Innovation and the College of Pharmacy announce the 2018 recipients of Catalyst Grants to study disease mechanisms and validate new therapeutic targets to treat many diseases...
Researchers at University of Utah Health identified four gene changes that occur more frequently in people who died by suicide that may point to increased risk in vulnerable individuals.
