Research
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DRIVEN TO DISCOVER
Our world-class research is advancing knowledge and transforming clinical practice to improve health.
Advancing Science and Medicine
As a large academic medical center set within the thriving University of Utah campus, U of U Health is uniquely positioned to tackle complex issues in our society. With scientists down the hall from health care providers and across campus from scholars in diverse fields, we bring interdisciplinary groups together. When we combine their broad scientific expertise with the large clinical footprint of our health system, we benefit our community, the nation, and the world.
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Science that Inspires
Learn how science at U of U Health is changing our world.
Pioneering the Future: Unveiling Tomorrow's Medicine
For many difficult health problems, efforts to improve the lives of patients begin in the lab, where researchers can explore the most intricate origins of disease. University of Utah Health scientists are examining the ways disease impacts the body molecule by molecule, uncovering insights that open the door to meaningful clinical advances.
Early-Life Gut Microbes May Protect Against Diabetes, Research in Mice Suggests
The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk, new research in mice has found.
The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes—or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood—by providing specific gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and heal.
