On February 3-5, 2016, the third annual Cholangiocarcinoma conference was held at the University of Utah. Experts from around the world gathered to share important research and updates about this...
Since Dec. 1, 2012, online physician reviews from tens of thousands of patients have been posted on University of Utah Health Care’s website. With a five star ranking, the University...
That research mission of the college, one of the first nursing research institutions in the West, has earned a No. 2 ranking for 2015 funding* from the National Institutes of...
There is a gaping hole in the biomedical sciences that desperately needs to be filled. Only 0.6 percent of scientists and 0.3 percent of physicians are Native Americans, making them...
The campaign to immunize children to protect against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) has never quite gone mainstream. And new research from University of Utah College of Nursing Assistant Professor...
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $115,000 to the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah to support research into the causes, treatment...
On Jan. 14-15, the University of Utah School of Medicine will become the worldwide focus of heart recovery medicine when leading scientists and clinicians from across the globe come to...
SALT LAKE CITY - Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of compulsive video game players are wired differently. Chronic video game play is associated...
Forging a synergistic partnership with the University of Utah, the BRAIN Initiative awarded $2.77 million in National Science Foundation grants to neuroscience faculty in 2015.
An innovative comprehensive mentoring program, the University of Utah Vice President’s Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program (VPCAT), is fostering successful junior faculty. 92 percent of participants received extramural funding...
University of Utah associate vice provost for research Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D., soon will serve in the senior leadership of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
One of the most fundamental challenges that a cell faces is how to bring membranes that are far apart, close together. New research in Science shows how cellular machinery, called...
A new study in the December issue of Academic Medicine bolsters research linking good patient satisfaction scores with good patient outcomes. It sheds light on another, unspoken benefit by showing...
On December 2, 2015, lead investigators of interdisciplinary teams will present their research toward advancing customized healthcare. Each team is recipient of a seed grant from University of Utah’s Center...
YouScript predictive medication analytics, a clinical decision support tool used by doctors to guide genetic testing and improve drug treatments, has been shown to cut ER visits by almost three-quarters...
The free online learning platform and associated national training pilot, made possible with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is designed to equip physicians and other professionals on the...
A new study finds that at least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from lowering their systolic blood pressure (SBP) to 120 mmHg, much lower than current guidelines of 140...
