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2018

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12/20

Research, Recognition

Vitae 2018: The People, The Stories, The Research

Highlighting investigators and their pioneering research programs, the Vitae program seeds new collaborations and development strategies by humanizing research through story.

12/18

Recognition

Newly Awarded 3i Seed Grant Projects Explore Immunities and Vaccines

The Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i) at the University of Utah Health has awarded seed grants to eight collaborative research projects.

12/17

Health Care

Hold the Rod and Spare a Child

Policy changes that try to ‘fix’ child abuse but fail to address the underlying cause of abuse does not solve the problem.

12/04

Health Care

Taking a Turn at the Oars: How Two U of U Health Employees Gained a New Appreciation for the ROW4ALS Team

Two employees take on a rowing challenge to help fundraise for ALS, getting insight into the long days the ROW4ALS team will be experiencing.

11/30

Research

Making Sense of the Numbers Game

Open artificial pancreas (OpenAPS) technology consists of a hacked insulin pump, continuous glucose monitor (CGM), and a microcomputer combination that work together to minimize the dangerous blood glucose variability ca...

11/29

Health Care, Health Care Transformation

The PrEP Revolutionaries

A new clinic providing HIV prevention pills to the uninsured may be a game-changer in Utah’s fight to end the AIDS epidemic.

11/28

Research

Want to Tackle Pediatric Diarrhea? There’s an App for That!

Leung received $806,000 from the Gates Foundation to develop and test a smartphone app to help clinicians determine the cause of diarrhea in young children.

11/26

Research

What Doesn’t Kill You May Not Make You Stronger: How Childhood Adversity Affects Resilience Later in Life

Researchers at University of Utah Health wanted to know if adversity during childhood rewired the brain, increasing vulnerability to mood disorders later in life.

11/21

Research

Lack of Diagnosis May Not Mean the Absence of Disease

Researchers found a strong disparity in leukodystrophy diagnoses, despite the fact that the genetic mutations responsible for the disease were similar for different racial groups.

11/08

Research

Failing to Report Corporate Financial Ties in Research: How Serious is It?

A prominent cancer researcher failed to report conflicts of interest, receiving millions of dollars of payments from drug and health care companies, recently reported by The New York Times and ProPublica. Soon after, the...

11/07

Health Care

He’s Truly Living with ALS, Instead of Dying From It

The countdown is on for Alan Alderman and the rest of the ROW4ALS team, as they prepare to depart for San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain in just under three weeks. Dr. Mark Bromberg, chief of the Diagnosti...

11/01

Research

Just Hop on the Bus . . .

Mobile Clinic Brings Health and Diabetes Coaching to Neighborhoods

10/29

Research

Under Pressure: Researchers Search for New Glaucoma Treatments

A team of scientists at University of Utah Health work to develop glaucoma therapies that treat pressure in the front of the eye and prevent damage in the back of the eye.

10/24

Research

A Negative Result Still Pushes Science Forward

Magnesium sulfate does not offer protection against the risk of autism in premature infants, a retrospective study finds.

10/11

Research

SCM Lifescience and University of Utah Announce Multi-Year Research Collaboration to Advance New Allogenic Off-the-Shelf Cell Sheet for Regenerative Medicine

SCM Lifescience Co., Ltd. and the University of Utah announced that they have entered into a collaborative research agreement to generate cell sheets and complete a functional evaluation of the allogenic stem cells using...

10/10

Health Care

Meet the Team: Alan Alderman Talks Commitment

On paper, Alan is almost a perfect picture of health. But despite his easy-going nature and the platitudes he sprinkles throughout conversation, Alan is a warrior fighting against the ALS that is gradually stealing his n...

10/01

Research

Vitae Vignettes: Claudio Villanueva - The Making of a Masterpiece

The Vitae Vignettes video series celebrates the people and stories that drive our research. Watch the video to see what inspires biochemist Claudio Villanueva and his search for novel solutions to obesity and diabetes.

9/27

Research

A Trailblazer in Stroke Studies

9/26

Research

Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium Tackles Successes and Challenges with Blood Pressure Control

With a goal of leveraging the Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium to make an impact, the organizers created a unique, intimate setting where researchers and in-the-trenches clinicians could problem solve with leade...

9/19

Health Care

Training To Row Across The Atlantic Ocean in the Middle of the Desert

What does it take to live for two months on a row boat? Read about the ROW4ALS team and Alan Alderman's, ALS patient, specially constructed boat that will take them the distance.

9/19

Research

Improving Care by Instilling a Culture of Safety

Researchers at University of Utah Health joined colleagues at the Ensign College of Public Health to evaluate the quality and safety of surgical care provided at the Volta River Authority Hospital (VRAH) in Akosombo, Gha...

9/19

Research

Funding Research to Create A World Without Diabetes

The Driving Out Diabetes, a Larry H. Miller Family Wellness Initiative, has awarded grants to eight projects designed to activate novel research projects in the areas of diabetes, obesity and metabolism and to train the ...

9/18

Research

Life-Changing Therapy Helps “Tic Tastic” Boy Manage His Tourette Syndrome

The Life Skills Clinic Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics and Life Function program helps children and adults with Tourette Syndrome.

9/17

Research

I Blog, Therefore I am

A small team of doctors at the University of Utah Health Family Medicine Residency Program developed a blog to sharpen the communication skills of their residents.

8/22

Health Care

The Custom Yellow Boat That Will Carry ROW4ALS Across the Ocean

What does it take to live for two months on a row boat? Read about the ROW4ALS team and Alan Alderman's, ALS patient, specially constructed boat that will take them the distance.

8/22

Health Care

ROW4ALS

This winter, Alan Alderman will battle the elements in an extreme rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean known as the Talisker Whisky Challenge. Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alan brings something un...

8/21

Recognition, Research

Celebrating the NBICU: 50th Anniversary Event September 2018

University of Utah Health will be celebrating the Newborn Intensive Care Unit's (NBICU) 50th anniversary in September. Learn about August Jung, MD's, struggles to establish the NICU 50 years ago, the first unit of it's k...

8/17

Research

Be Still My Beating Heart

While atrial fibrillation is more common in older adults, it is highly unusual in a young person. At only 22 years old, Martha Aston was an anomaly.

8/02

Research

Second Annual Translational Hypertension Symposium and Early Stage Investigator Workshop

The Second Annual University of Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium assembles national experts in hypertension treatment and research.

8/02

Research

Rena D'Souza Sworn In As IADR President

As the new president of the International Association of Dental Research, D’Souza will be leading an organization of more than 11,000 members from about a 100 countries worldwide.

7/27

Research

Fitness tracker supports healthy childhood behavior

Researchers use fitness trackers to study physical activity and sedentary behaviors in preschool-aged children.

7/23

Research

Cornering Diabetes: Scientists Search for Genetic Controls

Scientists identified a gene that controls how the liver communicates with the pancreas, which offers a new approach to combat diabetes.

7/18

Research

National Panel Issues Guidelines on Controversial Issue of Returning Results to Study Participants

Have you ever given a blood sample for a research study and a few months later wondered, “what happened to that study?” A National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine panel has taken on the controversial issue...

6/22

Research

Vitae Vignettes: June Round - A Cultivator of Curiosity

The Vitae Vignettes video series celebrates the people and stories that drive our research. Watch the video to see the story behind June Round’s quest to understand how bacteria that live in our bodies shape our health.

6/18

Education

Training the Next Generation of Doctors in Precision Medicine

University of Utah Health established the four-year Certificate in Personalized Health Care in 2012 to help the next generation of doctors develop the skills needed to practice medicine in the era of genomics.

6/14

Research

Metabolics Core Fuels Innovative Research

The Metabolomics Core at U of U Health empowers researchers at the U and beyond to sort through the stream of metabolites with the aim of understanding disease and developing new treatments.

5/30

Research

Zebrafish: A Gateway to Understanding the Genetics of Osteoarthritis

Researchers at University of Utah Health are using zebrafish to determine the role of one particular gene in the onset and progression of osteoarthritis.

5/14

Research

Culturally Appropriate Treatments Better for Lower Back Pain

Physical Therapy students and faculty at U of U Health spoke with Hispanic immigrants to identify their concerns about lower back care to craft treatments that are culturally sensitive and effective. The findings from t...

5/08

Research

Implementing the New Blood Pressure Guidelines: How One Clinic Got Up to Speed

Clinicians at University of Utah Health have completed a study demonstrating how guideline-quality office blood pressure measurements and home blood pressure monitoring can be effectively implemented into the workflow of...

5/07

Research

Unraveling the Mystery of Sleep

Researchers at University of Utah address fundamental questions by studying short sleepers, folks who report regularly getting less than six hours of sleep every night yet do not report any negative effects.

4/23

Research

Decoding Dry Mouth to Help Millions Regain the Ability to Swallow

Researchers at the University of Utah Health identified an important molecular mechanism that may influence the progression of Sjögren’s syndrome in mice.

4/18

Research

Autistic Youth Speak Out on Adulthood

A new study by researchers at University of Utah Health spoke with autistic adolescents to learn first-hand their own views on entering adulthood. The results are published in the premiere issue of the journal Autism in ...

4/16

Health Care, Research

The Neuroscience Initiative: Studying the Brain in Health and Disease

The Neuroscience Initiative was launched by the University of Utah Health to take steps towards alleviating the devastating effects of brain disorders.

4/09

Research

Could Video Games Help Kids Recover from Cancer?

A team of researchers at University of Utah Health have developed EmpowerStars!, a mobile video game to help pediatric cancer patients as they progress through and complete cancer therapy.

3/23

Research

A Rare Gene Mutation May Explain Some Cases of ALS

Scientists at University of Utah Health joined an international team of researchers on a project that identified a gene mutation that may be responsible for some sporadic and familial cases of Amyotrophic lateral scleros...

3/21

Research, Health Care

Too Many Patients Receive the Wrong Care For No. 1 Disability in the World

Low back pain is the No. 1. cause of disability worldwide, but overuse of inappropriate tests and treatments such as imaging, opioids and surgery means patients are not receiving the right care, and resources are wasted.

3/08

Education, Health Care, Research

Global Health Fellows Help the Smallest Patients at Home and Abroad

The GRUCH Fellowship program at University of Utah Health was designed to train pediatricians to become global health leaders.

3/08

Research

Vitae Vignettes: Trudy Oliver - The Excitement of Discovery

The Vitae Vignettes video series celebrates the people and stories that drive our research. Watch the video to see what inspires cancer researcher Trudy Oliver and her search for new treatments for lung cancer.

3/07

Research

Intruder Alert: Cell Surveillance System Distinguishes Virus from Self

Research from University of Utah Health shows that an enzyme called ADARs prevents cells from mounting an immune response against itself. Recently published in Genes & Development, their investigation demonstrates one wa...

2/23

Research

Value in Health Care: Can Utah Lead the Way?

For many employers, the second biggest line item in their budgets is to pay for medical benefits for their employees. In fact, employers pay for the health care of more than half of all Americans. The value they get in r...

2/22

Health Care, Recognition

From Olympic Track to Critical Care Physician – It’s All About Teamwork

Former Olympian Barbara Jones wants to make sure you know one thing about her career as a competitive cross-country skier: she was never in it alone. The sport may seem like a solitary one, with individuals tackling cour...

2/13

Research

Frontiers in Precision Medicine III: Will Personalized Medicine Improve Population Health?

Personalized medicine promises to deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right price.

2/13

Research

A Field-friendly Test for Cholera Reigns in Disease

Scientists at University of Utah Health have developed a test that can quickly identify populations that had been recently infected with cholera. The new test can be easily deployed in the field as a first step in decidi...

2/12

Health Care

Speedskating Champion is Right at Home in Utah

Speedskating’s latest phenom is not what you would expect. At just 18 years old, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall, Maame Biney is the first African American woman to represent the United States in speedskating at a Winter O...

2/07

Research

Managing Chronic Pain during the Opioid Crisis: Add a Pharmacist to the Care Team

Managing care for patients with chronic pain is complicated as practitioners navigate the need to alleviate pain while keeping powerful medications off the streets. Nicholas Cox and colleagues at University of Utah Healt...

2/07

Recognition, Health Care

Olympian Alex Wubbels: From Childhood Wish to Reality

For Alex Wubbels being an Olympian wasn’t a lifelong dream – but a wish. “My mom always had a thing for making wishes with the wishbone,” she said. “Every wish I ever made was to make the US ski team and to go to the Oly...

2/05

Research

Moran Eye Center Researchers Show Potential Risk of Using Erythropoietin to Treat Eye Disease

John A. Moran Eye Center physician investigator Mary Elizabeth Hartnett's National Institutes of Health-funded lab has discovered crucial information about the role of EPO in the eye.

2/05

Health Care

On the Ground in PyeongChang with Team USA

Though he’s a native Utahn, Christopher Gee, MD was in medical school in Pennsylvania, -- thousands of miles away from all the excitement -- when the Olympics came to Salt Lake City in 2002. He remembers watching in awe ...

1/29

Education, Health Care

On the Road to Olympic Gold with the World’s Best Slalom Skier

A video focuses on Mikaela Shiffrin as she blasts out of the starting gate in Courchevel, France, and threads her way to another win on this year’s FIS World Cup circuit. The 22-year-old ski-racing phenomenon is all smil...

1/21

Research

Learning From Flies: Insights Into Treatment for the Rare Genetic Disease, NGLY1 Deficiency

Research by scientists at University of Utah Health shows how experiments in the common fruit fly can yield insights into rare human diseases with relative ease at a rapid pace.

1/19

Research

GIGGLE: Scanning Genome Databases Faster to Accelerate Identification of Disease

Scientists at University of Utah Health developed a new search engine to overcome obstacles for searching genome databases that may accelerate the application of personalized medicine.

1/12

Research

One Surgeon – Two Patients – Simultaneous Surgeries: It Is Safer Than You Think

Researchers at University of Utah Health conducted the first review to evaluate post-surgery complication rates associated with overlapping surgery.

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