Distinguished professor of biochemistry receives one of science's highest honors

Getting blisters while trying to walk your way to better health? Check out these blister hacks to condition your feet for the fast lane.

Kids who have autism often struggle with organized team sports because of communication and social difficulties. But these five sports tend to be winners.

Some people who use e-cigarettes think the device helps them quit smoking, but they may be just substituting one bad habit for another.

Doctors advise women to wait at least 18 months between pregnancies to reduce the risk of complications, but nearly one in three women don't wait that long.

(The Wall Street Journal) - List prices soar on Valeant’s heart medications and other firm’s drugs, driving up costs

A large-scale, multicenter study co-led by the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that emergency body cooling provides no benefit over actively maintaining normal body temperature in infants or...

Anything in excess can be harmful, even tea. An Arkansas man who drank a gallon of iced tea daily ended up in the hospital.

While the gym is a great place to get fit and have fun, it can be a hotbed for disease and germs. Here's how to protect yourself.

A medical innovation company founded by a team of University of Utah students won big — to the tune of $153,000 — at the prestigious Rice University Business Plan Competition...

As parents, we do our best to protect our kids against the spread of germs and disease. But when family members or friends wear their shoes indoors, they may be...

Some parents call it the "European model." But letting kids sip alcohol may have the opposite effect of what you intended.

People who experience exploding head syndrome feel they've been awakened by a loud noise such as a thunderclap or a slammed door.

Mario R. Capecchi, PhD, will be honored for his tremendous scientific contributions, which have had a profound impact on the understanding of cancer, including his groundbreaking work in the development...

Program honors 15 researchers nationwide with funds to support their work

By looking at the ends of double-stranded RNA, Dicer enzyme tells difference

On April 16th we will be trying to bring attention to the need for advance directives via social media with #AtTheEnd.

University of Utah scientists have uncovered patterns of DNA anomalies that predict a woman’s outcome significantly better than tumor stage. In addition, these patterns are the first known indicator of...

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - University of Utah researchers have developed an algorithm they believe could improve diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

(KSL) - Children with autism are growing up, leaving home, and making their way in a world that often doesn't understand them.

Flight Paramedic Randy Scott, from the University of Utah AirMed program, is the 2015 recipient of the Foundation’s Scholarship award to the Safety Management Training Academy

(KSL) - A first-ever heart implant will allows doctors to monitor his congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation from the patients home.

Cinluma won the $15,000 grand prize. The team of Kris Loken, Timothy Pickett, Brian Charlesworth, Jennwood Chen, Evan Howard and Ashley Langell worked together for six months, using $500, to...

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