The Neuroscience Initiative at University of Utah Health represents a commitment, by the University of Utah and the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences office, to unify basic, translational, and clinical research efforts towards a better understanding of the brain in disease and health. This vision is currently being accomplished by linking clinicians, scientists, and the broader neuroscience community at University of Utah Health. Our neuroscience research community, ranging from neurologists to imaging specialist to molecular biologists (>150 investigators) spans across 7 colleges and schools, 15 centers and institutes, and more than 32 departments.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $10-million grant to the Four Corners Youth Consortium, a group of academic medical centers studying concussions in school-aged children. ... Read More
Pediatrics
U of U Health scientists have identified a molecule that slows cells’ production of alpha-synuclein, a protein that forms toxic aggregates in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease. ... Read More
Neurology
Three U of U Health studies find new genetic links to suicidal behavior. ... Read More
Psychiatry
Discovery provides researchers with a more complete picture of what is going wrong in ALS and what might be done to mitigate it. ... Read More
Human Genetics
University of Utah Health scientists and collaborators with the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Consortium have developed a rich resource for studying how the brain changes and matures during adolescence. The finding will provide a foundation for understanding how childhood experiences influence brain development and impact behavior later in life.... Read More
Psychiatry
From Basic Discovery to Bedside tells the tale of a rare milestone being accomplished many times over within the past year. Three research labs at U of U Health have translated their basic science discoveries into therapeutics that are being tested in clinical trials for their benefit to human health. ... Read More
Biochemistry,Neurology
Highlighting investigators and their pioneering research programs, the Vitae program seeds new collaborations and development strategies by humanizing research through story.... Read More
Neurology,Oncological Sciences,Pathology,Internal Medicine
Massive “plumes” of a key neurotransmitter surging in the brain could help explain the onset of migraine with aura—and potentially a broad swath of neurologic disease, including stroke and traumatic brain injury—according to an international study led by University of Utah Health scientists. ... Read More
Neurology,Neurobiology
Researchers at University of Utah Health have discovered that in some circumstances cerebral edema, or swelling, may be important for protecting the brain.... Read More
Neurology
