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NIH-funded research provides framework for future studies of AMD biology, therapy

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 ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ 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 ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah Vice President’s Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program (VPCAT), is fostering successful junior faculty. 92 percent of participants received extramural funding...

Study in Utah and four other states suggests progress toward testing at-risk kids by age 3

ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ 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 ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah’s Center...

Medication decreases expression of gene mutation that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

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...

Patients whose blood pressure target was lowered to reach a systolic goal of less than 120 mmHg had their risk for heart attack, heart failure or stroke reduced by 24...

Division chief and professor of internal medicine at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Michigan Medical School joins the U on March 1, 2016.

Author Stephen Covey to speak at event on November 10th.

U among top schools selected for AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium

Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D., an internationally known researcher at the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Michigan, will join the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah as the first permanent chair of the School of Medicine's new Department...

School of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute faculty member co-led multisite clinical trial that led to FDA approval.

The Association of Air Medical ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ (AAMS) has honored Eric Swanson, M.D., medical director of AirMed and emergency medicine physician at ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Care, as the Barbara A...

Truck drivers who are frequently fatigued after work, use cell phones while driving, or have an elevated pulse pressure – a potential predictor of cardiovascular disease - may be at...

A study led by the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine has identified molecular mechanisms that control an immune cell’s ability to remember. They found that in helper T cells...

Nobel laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., and Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., receive the rare honor of being elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Nelson, a cardiothoracic surgeon known for building the first heart-lung bypass machine used on a human, was the keynote speaker at the School of Medicine alumni event celebrating 60 years...