Most people could benefit from a few extra hours of sleep every night. But some people habitually sleep much less than the recommended amount, yet report feeling no ill effects...
University of Utah is taking part in a nationwide, landmark study designed to address questions about how typical teen experiences – such as social media, lack of sleep and head...
Bucking national trends, a 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Care program is making a difference in healthcare quality and cost, reports a study published in the Journal of the American Medical...
University of Utah researchers have found that the structure of an insulin molecule produced by predatory cone snails may be an improvement over current fast-acting therapeutic insulin. The finding suggests...
On September 1st, the 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Care Orthopaedic Center became the first provider in the state and one of only a handful of academic medical centers in the...
A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report. When given...
Squirting a simple saline solution into the nose twice a day could alleviate chronic nosebleeds just as effectively as spraying with any one of three different medications, reports a study...
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug is stirring excitement as the first to show promise in slowing the pace of dementia. King is local director for a larger clinical trial that is...
Utah families have had the opportunity to participate in hundreds of healthy activities this week during Be Well Utah, a community health fair, August 20-27 2016.
Lee Ellington, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Utah’s College of Nursing was recently awarded $2,252,243 over four years from the National Institute of Nursing Research, with secondary funding...
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2016-2017 Best Hospital Rankings and named University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) one of the top 50 cancer hospitals in the...
The federal government's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual quality rankings of hospitals and awarded University of Utah Hospital four stars, the highest ranking in Utah.
NantHealth, Inc., a leading next-generation, evidence-based, personalized healthcare company, today announced that it has partnered with the University of Utah in analyzing the entire genomic profiles of at least 1,000...
A University of Utah School of Medicine-led study reports an advance that could increase the accuracy of liquid biopsies. The blood test monitors cancer progression by detecting pieces of circulating...
The University of Utah Allergies and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic located at Primary Children’s Hospital has joined the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) clinical network and was named a...
The new L. S. Skaggs Patient Wellness Center, located in the Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building, will open to the public on July 11. Funded by the...
The Native American Research Internship (NARI) is a 10-week program that specializes in guiding Native American students toward careers in those fields. It is designed specifically for Native American undergraduate...
On July 9, the Natural History Museum of Utah will host a DNA Fest presented in part by Utah Genome Project and USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery investigators. With hands-on...
The Children's Tumor Foundation recently awarded Dr. David Viskochil its highest honor for his contributions to helping those with the genetic disease.
