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4/01

Research

Smoking Is Not a Primary Risk Factor for Multiple Myeloma

The connection between cigarette smoking and various cancers long has been established, but whether the habit is a risk for multiple myeloma has been an open question. A new study by the International Multiple Myeloma Co...

11/18

Research

Brain Circuits Disrupted in Mice Missing an Autism Gene

Alterations to brain circuits underpinning intellectual disability, autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders appear to be related to subtle cellular changes that occur when a gene is disrupted in the hippocampus–a maj...

10/22

Research

Physical Therapy May Help Speed Lower Back Pain Recovery, But Problem Often Resolves Over Time

It’s estimated that 70 percent of people will experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. People with LBP often visit their primary care doctor in search of a prescription to end their pain. Sometimes th...

9/27

Research

Telemonitoring Aids Diabetes Patients

Diabetes patients whose disease management was overseen by a pharmacist via telemonitoring significantly lowered their A1C levels - a measure of blood sugar - compared to those who received standard diabetes care, a stud...

9/26

Research

Chlamydia Associated with Fourfold Risk of Gastroschisis

Positive antibody tests for chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women were associated with almost a fourfold higher risk for gastroschisis in their newborns, a pilot study found. The study included 33 pregnant women whose ...

8/01

Research

Sea Snail's Toxic Venom May Bring Relief for Chronic Pain

University of Utah researchers identified a new potential pain management medication that has implications for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain due to injury to the nerves, spinal cord or brain. This discovery i...

7/27

Research

Diabetes Patients Fare Better When Pharmacist Leads Follow-up Care

Type 2 diabetes patients may do better controlling their blood sugar levels when they receive follow-up primary care from a team of providers led by a clinical pharmacist. Further, a study led by a University of Utah Col...

7/23

Research

'Cold' Comfort: Freezing Epinephrine is OK

The study provides evidence that epinephrine does not degrade after freezing and thawing, the researchers report. This information is beneficial to those who recreate in the backcountry and have the potential for severe ...

5/01

Research

Critical Immune Factors May Haved Adapted to Evade Common Pathogen Inhibitors

Pathogens have evolved multiple means to evade and shut down host immunity. A new study identifies a variety of ways, including amino acid changes on protein surfaces, by which these host factors appear to escape pathoge...

5/01

Research

Smokers Fare Worse Than Nonsmokers After Spine Surgery

Along with its many other harmful effects, smoking cigarettes appears to adversely affect the outcomes and total costs of patients who undergo surgery for spinal disease.

5/01

Research

Critical Immune Factors May Haved Adapted to Evade Common Pathogen Inhibitors

Pathogens have evolved multiple means to evade and shut down host immunity. A new study identifies a variety of ways, including amino acid changes on protein surfaces, by which these host factors appear to escape pathoge...

5/01

Research

Smokers Fare Worse Than Nonsmokers After Spine Surgery

Along with its many other harmful effects, smoking cigarettes appears to adversely affect the outcomes and total costs of patients who undergo surgery for spinal disease.

4/01

Research

An 'SOS' for Metabolic Stress

Upon viral invasion, the body launches its defenses in an effort to fight the infection. When a protein called PKR binds double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) made by viruses, the act signals that the fight is on. Several years ag...

4/01

Research

Mutations in RAG1 Gene Linked to Immunodeficiency Diseases

In a multi-institution study published in the Journal Clinical of Immunology, University of Utah researchers and colleagues have extended the spectrum of diseases caused by mutations in the RAG1 gene to include antibody ...

4/01

Research

An 'SOS' for Metabolic Stress

Upon viral invasion, the body launches its defenses in an effort to fight the infection. When a protein called PKR binds double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) made by viruses, the act signals that the fight is on. Several years ag...

4/01

Research

Mutations in RAG1 Gene Linked to Immunodeficiency Diseases

In a multi-institution study published in the Journal Clinical of Immunology, University of Utah researchers and colleagues have extended the spectrum of diseases caused by mutations in the RAG1 gene to include antibody ...

3/05

Research

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Thrives on Lactate

3/05

Research

Genetic Counseling Helps Parents Cope with 'Uncertain' Genetic Test Result in Children

3/05

Research

A Critical Link in the Assembly and Spread of HIV-1

3/05

Research

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Thrives on Lactate

3/05

Research

Genetic Counseling Helps Parents Cope with 'Uncertain' Genetic Test Result in Children

3/05

Research

A Critical Link in the Assembly and Spread of HIV-1

2/02

Research

Standarizing Care Cuts Appendectomy Cost by 20 Percent

2/01

Research

Multiple C-sections Linked to Ectopic Pregnancies

2/01

Research

Undocumented Patients Cost Less, Need More Advocacy

2/01

Research

Retinal Swelling Sensor Identified as Possible Target for Treating Eye and Brain Diseases

2/01

Research

A “Hybrid” Approach to Urine Testing for Compliance with Long-Term Drug Use

2/01

Research

Chemical Warfare: Cone Snails Use Insulin as Weapon to Disable Fish

2/01

Research

Defective Mechanism for Cell Death Presents Potential Target for Pancereatic Tumors

2/01

Research

Undocumented Patients Cost Less, Need More Advocacy

2/01

Research

Retinal Swelling Sensor Identified as Possible Target for Treating Eye and Brain Diseases

2/01

Research

A “Hybrid” Approach to Urine Testing for Compliance with Long-Term Drug Use

2/01

Research

Chemical Warfare: Cone Snails Use Insulin as Weapon to Disable Fish

2/01

Research

Defective Mechanism for Cell Death Presents Potential Target for Pancereatic Tumors

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