University of Utah neuroscientists report that when a region of the brain called the lateral habenula is chronically inactivated in rats, they repeatedly drink to excess and are less able...
(KSL) - Amy Steinbrech initially shrugged off an odd feeling while visiting her family in Lander, Wyo. The 40-year-old public relations professional woke up confused in the middle of the...
Building Bridges: Achieving a Community-Valued Approach to Personalized Health Care provided a unique forum for public and community leaders, health care providers, researchers and educators to come together to advance...
(Becker's Hospital Review) - University Hospital (Salt Lake City). University Hospital, the flagship facility of Salt Lake City-based 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Care, opened to the public in 1965 as...
University of Utah surgeon Catherine R. deVries, M.D., M.S., professor of pediatric urology will be honored with the Clinical Excellence Award at the Ninth Annual Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. National...
(MedPageToday) - Over the course of two influenza seasons, vaccination against the virus reduced the likelihood of life-threatening flu in children by about three-quarters, researchers found.
Many illnesses are easily cured with a visit to your doctor and a trip to the pharmacy. But a trio of baffling conditions has kept researchers hard at work for...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Researchers at the University of Utah released a study Tuesday outlining testing done with a compound that may be able to tackle chronic...
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Mar 25, 2014
(KSL) - Travis Blackwelder's life had turned into a series of medical appointments. Blackwelder, a Brigham Young University and Harvard graduate, found himself on regular trips to clinics and hospitals...
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Mar 22, 2014
(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY – Seventeen people with eye issues were given surgery for free during an event sponsored by a local eye center. The University of Utah's...
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Mar 21, 2014
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Colonoscopies remain the gold standard for early detection and prevention of colon cancer, but they aren't perfect, researchers at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer...
An alarming 40 percent of adults who are at risk for developing diabetes do not realize it, according to the American Diabetes Association. Are you at risk? Take this quiz...
The USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery is partnering with a California firm to create and implement a genetic discovery pipeline that will accurately translate a patient's complete DNA sequence, revealing...
A Utah neuroscientist who specializes in dopamine has received a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. Adam Douglass, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy, is among the 126 American and Canadian...
Nutrition plays a key role in attaining peak performance when training for, or competing in, an endurance event. Consuming adequate calories and choosing the proper fuel source before, during, and...
The Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) will join poison centers around the country in celebrating National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) March 16 through 22, 2014.
Are you longing for warm summer rides? Lacking motivation to train due to the darkness and chilly weather? You are not alone! Here are nine tips that will spice up...
(KUER) - A doctor at the University of Utah Hospital implanted a small wireless heart monitor Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind procedure in the Intermountain West. Dr. Fred Han performed the...
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Mar 11, 2014
(KUTV) - The University of Utah now admits it bears more responsibility than previously thought in a sperm switch case that rocked a family from Texas.
