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Newswise: Family Caregiving Collaborative Seeks Better Ways to Care for the Caregivers
Released: 6-Nov-2024 2:50 PM EST
Family Caregiving Collaborative Seeks Better Ways to Care for the Caregivers
University of Utah Health

Health care doesn’t stop when a patient leaves the hospital. The vast majority of most patients’ care happens at home. Caregivers often struggle to balance work, caretaking duties, and other responsibilities while managing what can be intense emotional stress.

Newswise: Health Research Launches Into Orbit to Discover How Spaceflight Affects Blood
Released: 4-Nov-2024 4:30 PM EST
Health Research Launches Into Orbit to Discover How Spaceflight Affects Blood
University of Utah Health

NASA crew and ground-based scientists are sending blood cells to the International Space Station on November 4 to learn why astronauts have a higher risk of blood clots.

Newswise: Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment Increases Overall Survival Rates for Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients
Released: 28-Oct-2024 4:20 PM EDT
Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment Increases Overall Survival Rates for Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

A global study of a combination drug therapy, led by an investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute, has shown improved overall survival rates for metastatic prostate cancer compared to standard treatments.

Newswise: Discovery of Critical Iron-Transport Protein in Malaria Parasites Could Lead to Faster-Acting Medications
Released: 28-Oct-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Discovery of Critical Iron-Transport Protein in Malaria Parasites Could Lead to Faster-Acting Medications
University of Utah Health

New research from University of Utah Health has identified a promising target for new antimalarial drugs: a protein called DMT1, which allows single-celled malaria parasites to use iron. Preventing DMT1 activity causes parasites to die unusually quickly.

Released: 21-Oct-2024 6:40 PM EDT
Painful Periods? Endometriosis May be the Culprit
University of Utah Health

It affects as many as one in 10 people assigned female at birth, and is associated with an increased risk for a few other serious health conditions.

Newswise: Promise and Potential Pitfalls of AI in Health Care Come to the Fore at One-U RAI Symposium
Released: 15-Oct-2024 6:50 PM EDT
Promise and Potential Pitfalls of AI in Health Care Come to the Fore at One-U RAI Symposium
University of Utah Health

The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) sometimes seems limitless. But with that potential comes serious new concerns, such as bias, misinformation, and privacy violations. How to develop and implement AI in a way that ethically addresses those concerns is the goal of the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI).

Newswise: University of Utah Health Announces First-Ever Stillbirth Center of Excellence in the United States
Released: 14-Oct-2024 11:15 AM EDT
University of Utah Health Announces First-Ever Stillbirth Center of Excellence in the United States
University of Utah Health

This groundbreaking initiative is dedicated to reducing the burden of stillbirth in the United States. The announcement was made during the Stillbirth Equity Symposium and IMPROVE Workshop, held in Salt Lake City from October 11-14, 2024.

Newswise: Largest-Ever Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center Retreat Tackles Problems from Public Health to Drug Development
Released: 8-Oct-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Largest-Ever Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center Retreat Tackles Problems from Public Health to Drug Development
University of Utah Health

What do online grocery shopping, venomous snails, and foot biomechanics have in common? All three were research subjects under investigation at the 2024 DMRC retreat, the largest in the history of the event.

Newswise: New Innovator Award Recognizes High-Risk, High-Reward Project to Measure Environmental Impacts on Health
Released: 8-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Innovator Award Recognizes High-Risk, High-Reward Project to Measure Environmental Impacts on Health
University of Utah Health

Yue Lu aims to develop ways to measure how environmental exposures affect health at population-level scale and with organ-level precision, all through advanced analysis of simple blood draws.

Released: 1-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
What Sperm Health Could Reveal About Your and Your Family’s Health
University of Utah Health

Pregnant people are bombarded with advice about how to keep their future children healthy. While parents worry about nutritional supplements and exercise, one aspect is less often discussed: how paternal reproductive health can be an indicator for the health of their children and, perhaps surprisingly, the rest of the family.

Newswise: $5M Grant Launches Six-State Research Initiative to Reduce Childhood Obesity
Released: 1-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
$5M Grant Launches Six-State Research Initiative to Reduce Childhood Obesity
University of Utah Health

In the past four decades, the rate of childhood obesity has quadrupled, increasing kids’ risk of serious conditions. A new research center based at University of Utah Health aims to reduce childhood obesity throughout the Mountain West, focusing on rural and small-town communities.

Newswise: Ethics, AI, and Neuroscience Converge at Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day
Released: 27-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ethics, AI, and Neuroscience Converge at Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day
University of Utah Health

Sophia Friesen Mental health issues are one of the most common causes of disability, affecting more than a billion people worldwide. Addressing mental health difficulties can present extraordinarily tough problems: what can providers do to help people in the most precarious situations? How do changes in the physical brain affect our thoughts and experiences? And at the end of the day, how can everyone get the care they need? Answering those questions was the shared goal of the researchers who attended the Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day in September.

Newswise: Getting to the Root of the Problem: $8M Funds Investigation into Oral Health Disparities
Released: 20-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Getting to the Root of the Problem: $8M Funds Investigation into Oral Health Disparities
University of Utah Health

An eight-year project aims to uncover the complex web of interacting factors that drive oral health inequity, which in turn affects many other serious health conditions.

Newswise: New Tool Reveals Details of the Microscopic Brain Structures Between Neurons
Released: 18-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
New Tool Reveals Details of the Microscopic Brain Structures Between Neurons
University of Utah Health

Between and around the billions of neurons in the human brain is an interlinked net of proteins and sugars, which can regulate memory, learning, and behavior. A new tool developed by University of Utah Health researchers has uncovered detailed, dynamic patterns in this network's structure.

   
Newswise: Celebrating 25 Years of Innovative Cancer Research and World-class Cancer Care
Released: 12-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Celebrating 25 Years of Innovative Cancer Research and World-class Cancer Care
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Explore how Huntsman Cancer Institute's 25-year legacy of excellence is reaching new heights and advancing cancer treatments of the future beyond the standard of care today.

Newswise: The History Recorded in Your Teeth
Released: 12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The History Recorded in Your Teeth
University of Utah Health

The places we grew up leave indelible marks on us, locked in the atoms of the toughest structures in our bodies. Subtle differences in tooth chemistry could help determine the identity of fallen soldiers and other human remains—if we can learn to read that history.

Newswise: Can Chatbots Help with Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk?
Released: 10-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Can Chatbots Help with Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk?
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Demand for cancer genetic testing is on the rise, but there's not enough genetic counselors to guide patients through the process. Researchers say chatbots could be the answer.

Newswise: Five Common Myths About Weight Loss
Released: 26-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Five Common Myths About Weight Loss
University of Utah Health

Popular ideas about weight loss often aren’t based in science and can actively harm your health. Here are some of the most common myths, along with some tips to improve your health sustainably while maintaining a healthy attitude toward weight and food.



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