Early treatment of newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients with plasma extracted from individuals who have recovered from the disease reduces the need for hospitalization by more than 50%.
Hitachi, Ltd., University of Utah Health, and Regenstrief Institute, Inc. announced the development of an AI method to improve care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who need complex...
In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers report that a group of cone snails produces a venom compound similar to the hormone somatostatin.
A new study led by researchers at University of Utah Health details a novel mechanism that infectious bacteria use to quickly adjust to environmental stress. The discovery could help explain...
Inspired by venom from a marine snail, University of Utah Health scientists have created a modified form of human insulin that they hope could give patients with diabetes better, more...
According to new research led by scientists at University of Utah Health, each parent has their own impact on hormones and other chemical messengers that control mood and behavior.
University of Utah Health researchers are leading a nationwide clinical trial for a type of autoimmune encephalitis that prompts the immune system to mistakenly attack the brain,
Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health researchers have created a way for researchers to narrow the number of drugs that might be effective in each tumor based on...
Pregnant individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are about 40% more likely to develop serious complications or die during pregnancy than those who aren’t infected with the...
For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease.
University of Utah Health scientists are testing a new contraceptive gel for men. Based on preliminary research , the scientists believe the hormonal gel decreases a man’s sperm production––reducing his...
A study finds that adverse birth outcomes in children conceived through medically assisted reproduction)—including techniques such as IVF treatment, artificial insemination, and fertility-enhancing drugs—are unlikely due to treatment.
Most young people who developed myocarditis after being vaccinated for COVID-19 recovered soon afterward, according to a new study lead by Dongnan Truong, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at the...
The COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (FRCS) competition has awarded University of Utah Health a two-year, $500,000 grant to help retain 10 early-career scientists