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