A $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will allow a University of Utah lab and a Salt Lake City startup company to create software to help doctors tailor...

The prestigious honor is awarded by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to a scientist who has shown outstanding biochemical and molecular biological research, with particular emphasis on...

The University of Utah today announced the findings of an investigation into allegations of intentional tampering of a sperm preparation by a former University employee at a now-closed andrology laboratory...

Three neuro-ophthalmologists on team that found the use of an inexpensive glaucoma drug (acetazolamide), when added to a weight reduction plan, can improve and even restore vision for women with...

University of Utah Health Care was the first academic medial center to post physician reviews online in Dec. 2012 and continues to advance its system.

Robert E. Marc, Ph.D., director of research at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center, has been named by the International Society of Eye Research (ISER) as the...

A computational tool developed at the University of Utah has successfully identified diseases with unknown gene mutations in three separate cases, U of U researchers report in The American Journal...

Wolfgang Baehr, Ph.D., will be awarded Proctor Medal on May 5 for work studying retinal diseases.

In the race to unravel the medical mysteries surrounding the genetics of stroke, members of the International Stroke Genetics Consortium plan to cross the finish line together.

Twelve student teams garnered top honors from a field of more than 40 for inventing medical devices that may soon change the marketplace and improve modern medicine. Winning teams will...

Utah children continue to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at a rate higher than the national average

After studying records in the Salt Lake Valley, researchers found that increased pollution upped the suicide risk by up to 20 percent.

University researchers will come together to discuss ideas for addressing the consequences of Utah¿s air quality on April 14.

Media welcome at April 9 event to view inventions, get firsthand accounts of products that may soon change the medical marketplace.

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...

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...

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...

Compound helps eliminate "reservoir populations" of bacteria that potentially cause recurrent UTIs

About 6 percent of colorectal cancers are diagnosed within three to five years after the patient receives a clean colonoscopy report

World-renowned expert Diana Kuh, Ph.D., has a simple description for healthy aging: Keeping moving, keeping your marbles, and keeping your spirits up.

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...

Nursing students will soon have more than just books to rely on when it comes to preparing for their licensure exams

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.