More than a hundred scientists met to start new collaborations, swap resources and knowledge, and share the latest details of in-progress projects. The tools they're building have the potential to...
Finding treatments for children with rare diseases has been a significant hurdle in the medical world. An unexpected source, the common fruit fly, is turning up answers.
Obtaining sponsorship for research is a complex process that requires a lot of support from universities, which can yield niche issues and gaps in resources for scholars. Over the past...
Public health is much more than infection disease control. It touches our daily lives through things like fluoridated water or the locations of grocery stores, health clinics, and parks.
Parks are for the people, but are they really for all people? In 2018, less than one percent of National Park visitors were African American, while White individuals made up...
Using a new platform, Jonathan Constance, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute, studies commonly prescribed medications in hopes of creating more effective treatments for pediatric cancer patients.
In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing rapid-onset memory loss and cognitive deficits. What triggers this sudden biological...
A nationwide team led by researchers at University of Utah Health has now developed a way to predict a patient’s individualized risk of right heart failure following surgery to place...
The Native American Research Internship program helped Jenna Murray realize her dream of a career in tribal health. A new documentary about her journey makes its premiere at Sundance.
U mathematician Sean Lawley's models show transplantation of ovarian tissue can postpone menopause indefinitely. At birth, ovaries in girls can contain about a million tiny structures called primordial follicles, each...
Researchers at the U are developing interventions to equitably improve antibiotic use, investigating slavery's contributions to climate change, and exploring a feminist history of Islamic spaces.
An educational collaboration between the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) and the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Utah will bring new perspectives to...
An ongoing clinical trial is testing a new form of therapy that integrates ketamine doses with talk therapy to try to help people who are grappling with existential distress in...
Airborne dust is becoming a growing air quality challenge in Utah. Starting with high schools, engineer Kerry Kelly, PhD, is deploying low-cost monitoring equipment to forecast hazardous pollutants.
Doctors diagnosed Christopher Gregg, PhD, member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and neuroscientist and...
Scientists across the Mountain West will investigate the health effects of the amassed bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that live in and on the human body.
It's an honor working alongside the incredible people who are the heart of U of U Health. Our work matters. Enjoy this sampling of the many achievements from 2023.
In the past ten years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization becomes increasingly common. But despite its prevalence as a medication...
