To better understand the scope of non-fatal opioid overdoses in the United States, the University of Utah has launched the first-of-its-kind Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose Dashboard with the White House Office...
Scientists at University of Utah Health, in collaboration with the Department of Geography at the University of Utah, recently concluded that when and where parents and grandparents of Utah children...
Overall risk is low but real, data suggests. (Salt Lake City) - Children may be at increased risk of stroke after COVID-19 infection, according to a new study published this...
U of U Health physicians describes racial disparities in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiovascular conditions and offers recommendations about how to remediate them.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a type of regenerative medicine that relies on injections of a patient’s own platelets to relieve knee joint stiffness and pain. Dan Cushman, M.D., an associate...
Imagine stumbling upon an art gallery. At first glance, you see images of nature. You find a string of constellations, a multi-colored seashell, and a collage of four blooming mushrooms...
Want to get better at that piano piece or memorize that one test answer for the next day? Just sleep on it. University of Utah Health scientists working in collaboration...
Suicide is a major public health crisis, and it’s been getting progressively worse. Over the past three decades, suicide deaths in the U.S. have increased more than 30%, with a...
In an effort to promote interest in careers in this vital field, the Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the Department of Pathology at University of Utah Health recently conducted...
University of Utah Health researchers found that at least two common techniques used in ear, nose, and throat surgeries can generate airborne particles containing evidence of viral DNA that are...
Jennifer Hampton Hill, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in both the Round and Murtaugh Labs in the departments of pathology and human genetics at the University of Utah, was named the...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship to Karen S. Wilcox, PhD, professor and...
A recent study demonstrates how a training program for Black parents of children with autism called Spectrum of Care helped fill unmet needs. The program was developed by the Black...
Jacob George, PhD, an assistant professor in physical medicine and rehabilitation, is helping develop a motorized limb covered with a silicone “skin” called the LUKE arm.
One graduate student in the department of biochemistry, and two in the department of neurobiology, have been awarded the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2022.
A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression...
Researchers have identified a family of proteins that is significantly elevated in the saliva of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The proteins, known as ephrin ligands, could potentially serve as a...
The study, one of 10 space biology research projects selected by NASA in 2021, could help amplify scientific understanding of how human bodies adapt to space,
Robin Shaw, MD, PhD, director of the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute (CVRTI) is leading “cell to bedside” approach is designed to develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics...
Michelle Litchman, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at U of U Health, works at the unique intersection of diabetes, digital health technology, and health disparities to...