A Moran Eye Center age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patient recently became the first in Utah to test a new gene therapy developed by the Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational...
In Utah, 1 in 7 mothers report symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety. New innovations in patient care, research, and education are delivering much-needed help to families in need.
The 120 attendees are using Utah’s uniquely strong genetics resources to answer fundamental biological questions and develop solutions to urgent issues in human health.
A particular form of mindfulness emphasizing pleasure works as well as a starting dose of a narcotic for pain and better than traditional psychotherapy for substance abuse.
Clinical pharmacologist Jonathan Constance created a digital pharmacology platform that is filling major knowledge gaps and advancing therapeutic drug use for children with cancer.
The College of Health has received a R25 educational pathway grant from the National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK). Starting this year, the COH will serve as...
The diverse range of funded projects share the overall goal of using technology in new ways to improve health, with an emphasis on mental health and rehabilitation. Many of the...
Highlighting investigators and their pioneering research programs, the Vitae program seeds new collaborations and development strategies by humanizing research through story.
Led by University of Utah Health in partnership with the leadership of Emergency Medical Services at the Government of Rwanda and Rwanda Build Program, a local software development program, the...
Can psychedelic-assisted therapy be a cure for the public health crisis that is loneliness or a loss of connection? Using results from his clinical trial on group psilocybin-assisted therapy, Dr...
Spinocerebellar ataxia 4 is a severe progressive movement disease that can begin as early as the late teens. Now, a multinational research team led by University of Utah researchers has...
A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including some fish and amphibians, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as...
Medicinal chemist Amy Barrios and developmental biologist H. Joseph Yost received this lifetime honor, celebrating their excellence in research and commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists.
In the world of sports, the ACL tear is a bogeyman, bringing seasons to sudden closes and requiring months of persistent rehab. It’s understandable that young athletes don’t want to...
Researchers at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah have been selected to develop an innovative treatment for addiction as part of a $50 million commitment to develop...
The Utah Program for Inherited Neuromuscular Disorders (UPIN) is bringing clinical trials to Utah, pioneering gene therapy for rare diseases, and delivering FDA-approved treatments to patients.
Seven projects from across the University of Utah have been awarded One Utah Data Science Hub seed grants, kickstarting collaborative projects that find creative ways to harness big data and...
A fungal respiratory infection, Valley fever, could be more widespread than anyone predicted. An interdisciplinary team of researchers is trying to map the danger zones across the state--and predict where...
Utah has one of the fastest-growing life science and health care innovation industries in the nation. U researchers have a unique opportunity to impact society by commercializing their technologies.
