If you haven't already heard of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), chances are that you will, since it might one day affect you or someone in your family.
SALT LAKE CITY — A state lawmaker asked the Utah Legislature’s Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee for $300,000 Thursday to develop secondary school curriculum to address the state’s opioid abuse, addiction...
Association between maternal sleep practices and late stillbirth not justified, according to U of U Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; pregnant women can rest easy that sleeping on their backs does...
Scientists at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health believe they identified a mechanism that activates T cells, a key component of the immune system, which could explain the elusive link between a...
American hair loss sufferers spend more than 3.5 billion dollars a year in an attempt to treat their hair loss. Unfortunately, 99 percent of all products being marketed in the...
A new study revealed patients receiving radiofrequency catheter ablation compared to traditional drug therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF), a contributing factor to heart failure, had significantly lower hospitalization and mortality...
As of January 29, 2018 every infant born in Utah will be screened for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Newborn Screening Program tests blood samples...
Researchers at The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah School of Dentistry have completed a first-of-its-kind study that integrates comprehensive oral health care with treatment for substance use disorder.
Investigators at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health and a consortium of international scientists have sequenced the three billion bases of DNA in the human genome using an inexpensive, portable device. Reaching...
The Centers for Disease Control says each of us eats an average of over 3400 mg of salt every day, and most of that excess sodium comes from processed foods.
Many of us tend to slow down a bit in the activity department as the colder weather limits our outdoor exercise options. However, there are several ways to stay active...
The Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah has awarded seed grants to eight projects that support the initiative's aim of exploring the fundamental function of...
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a $2.45 million grant to the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah to develop, pilot, and disseminate a tool to evaluate operational Electronic Health Records...
Do you ever imagine yourself as a superhero? Have you said yes to organ, eye and tissue donation? Ask anyone on the transplant waiting list and they will tell you...
With an increasing number of total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty procedures being performed in the United States, the rate of failure has also increased. In its annual report...
A protein involved in cognition and storing long-term memories looks and acts like a protein from viruses. The protein, called Arc, has properties similar to those that viruses use for...
A research team led by scientists at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health have developed an online interactive app to help motivate patients to be more physically active to manage their disease.
Air pollution trapped along the Wasatch Front by winter inversions are estimated to send more than 200 people to the emergency room with pneumonia each year, according to a study...
Though he’s a native Utahn, Dr. Christopher Gee was a few thousand miles away from the excitement in 2002 when the Olympics came to Salt Lake City. He remembers watching...
