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.
420 Chipeta Way, Suite 1900
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Long-suspected cause of blindness from eye disease disproved
Vision scientists long have thought that lack of very long chain fatty acids in photoreceptor cells caused blindness in children with Stargardt type 3 retinal degeneration, an incurable eye disease. But researchers at the ...
Ophthalmology
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Mouse model improves understanding of clear cell sarcoma
Geneticists led by University of Utah Nobel Prize Laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., have engineered mice that develop clear cell sarcoma (CCS), a significant step in better understanding how this rare and deadly soft tissue ...
Cancer
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Statin drug shows promise for fighting malaria effects
Researchers have discovered that adding lovastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, to traditional antimalarial treatment decreases neuroinflammation and protects against cognitive impairment in a mouse model of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 27, 2012 |
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Drug to treat opioid addiction poses risks for accidental exposure to children
Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the prescribed use of buprenorphine has dramatically increased in recent years, accidental exposure of children to the drug has risen sharply, ...
Medications
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Rural dwellers less likely to follow cancer screening guidelines
People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University ...
Cancer
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Clinical trial delivers good results in leukemia patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) researchers Michael Deininger, M.D., Ph.D., and Thomas O'Hare, Ph.D., were part of a team that found a potent oral drug, ponatinib, effective in patients who have developed resistance to standard ...
Cancer
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Possible new treatment for Ewing sarcoma
Discovery of a new drug with high potential to treat Ewing sarcoma, an often deadly cancer of children and young adults, and the previously unknown mechanism behind it, come hand-in-hand in a new study by researchers from ...
Cancer
Nov 26, 2012 |
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DNA packaging discovery reveals principles by which CRC mutations may cause cancer
A new discovery from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah concerning a fundamental understanding about how DNA works will produce a "180-degree change in focus" for researchers who study ...
Genetics
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Discovery shows medications can treat inflammation without increasing risk for infection
In a discovery that can fundamentally change how drugs for arthritis, and potentially many other diseases, are made, University of Utah medical researchers have identified a way to treat inflammation while potentially minimizing ...
Inflammatory disorders
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome improved with new computer program
Many patients who have genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colon cancer, receive the inconclusive result "variants of uncertain clinical significance." This can be a problem, as people with ...
Cancer
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Wnt signaling pathway plays key role in adult nerve cell generation: study
Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism. ...
Medical research
Sep 10, 2012 |
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HIF gene mutation found in tumor cells offers new clues about cancer metabolism
For the first time, a mutation in HIF2α, a specific group of genes known as transcription factors that is involved in red blood cell production and cell metabolism, has been identified in cancer tumor cells.
Cancer
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Molecular 'movies' may accelerate anti-cancer drug discovery
Using advanced computer simulations, University of Utah College of Pharmacy researchers have produced moving images of a protein complex that is an important target for anti-cancer drugs. This advancement has significant ...
Genetics
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Genomic study of rare children's cancer yields possible prognostic tool
A new study of the genetic makeup, or genome, of Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that strikes children, teenagers, and young adults, has produced multiple discoveries: a previously unknown sarcoma subtype, genetic factors related ...
Cancer
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Creatine aids women in outmuscling major depression
Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2012 |
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