University of Utah Health Sciences
The University of Utah Health Sciences is organized into the School of Medicine, 24 Academic Departments, College of Heath, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and Research. The mega health science component of the University of Utah is acclaimed for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Biomedical Engineering Centers. In addition, it conducts a host of first rate cutting edge medical research and treatment methods for patient care.
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Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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"University of Utah Health Sciences" in the news:
Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.
Groundbreaking model of heart disease rewarded with NIH Pioneer Award
Sep 24, 2009 |
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A pioneering model that a University of Utah cardiologist proposes as a cause of heart disease is the kind of creative thinking the National Institutes of Health (NIH) likes to see—and reward with one of its most prestigious ...
Gene variation that lets people get by on fewer zees transferred to create insomniac mice
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A University of Utah sleep expert has joined with researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford University to identify a genetic variation in humans, which the scientists also developed in ...
Gene variation is 'major genetic determinant of psoriasis'
Aug 27, 2009 |
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A specific genetic region that has been increasingly identified as the strongest genetic link to psoriasis has an even more significant role in the chronic skin disease than has been suspected, University of Utah medical ...
Does sugar feed cancer?
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have uncovered new information on the notion that sugar "feeds" tumors. The findings may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes. The research ...
Scientists discover gene mutation responsible for hereditary neuroendocrine tumor
Jul 23, 2009 |
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University of Utah researchers and their colleagues have identified the gene that is mutated in a hereditary form of a rare neuroendocrine tumor called paraganglioma (PGL). The gene, called hSDH5, is required for activation ...
Scientists shed new light on cause of inherited movement disorder
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 22, 2009 |
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University of Utah School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center have found strong evidence that abnormal calcium signaling in neurons may play an important role ...
Rotator cuff tears: Are they all in the family?
May 01, 2009 |
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People with relatives who have experienced rotator cuff tears are at increased risk of similar tendon tears themselves, according to a study published in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) ...
Autism may be linked to being firstborn, breech births or moms 35 or older
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have ...
Researchers find possible genetic link for pelvic floor disorders
Apr 23, 2009 |
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University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, according to a study ...
Researchers bring new brain mapping capabilities to desktops of scientists worldwide
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Mapping the billions of connections in the brain is a grand challenge in neuroscience. The current method for mapping interconnected brain cells involves the use of room-size microscopes known as transmission electron microscopes ...
Half of Utahns with autism lead fulfilling lives, follow-up study shows
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Twenty years after first being assessed in a long-term autism study, 41 Utahns with the disorder had a higher social outcome than those in similar studies, University of Utah psychiatry researchers have reported in the Journal of ...
Premature newborns lack 'death NET' to fight sepsis
Mar 20, 2009 |
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When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net—called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)—that captures and kills bacteria that invade ...
2 genes influence social behavior, visual-spatial performance in people with Williams syndrome
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Unraveling the genetics of social behavior and cognitive abilities, researchers at the University of Utah and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have traced the role of two genes,GTF2I and GTF2IRD, in a rare genetic ...
Statins may treat blood vessel disorder that can lead to fatal strokes
Jan 26, 2009 |
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In a finding that could save thousands of lives a year, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have shown that a blood vessel disorder leading to unpredictable, sometimes fatal, hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, paralysis ...
