- 'Second-guessing' is a hard-wired behavior.' A new study with mice, which could have implications for people, suggests that some decisions are, to a certain extent, beyond their control. Rather, the mice are hard-wired to make them. https://healthcare.utah.edu/press-releases/2023/05/second-guessing-hard-wired-behavior-study-suggests 48 comments science
- Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother’s or father’s male relatives—their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2022/10/stillbirth-genetics.php#:~:text=Newly%20published%20research%20is%20the,%2C%20uncles%2C%20or%20male%20cousins. 60 comments science
- This Fungus Shrinks in Size to Better Infect the Brain: The discovery could lead to new strategies for blocking Cryptococcus neoformans infection and preventing detrimental effects on the host https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2022/09/fungal-meningitis.php 2 comments science
- Life after death for the human eye: scientists have revived light-sensing neuron cells in organ donor eyes and restored communication between them as part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research. https://healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2022/05/vinberg-donor-eye-research-nature.php 13 comments science
- U of U Health Testing New Male Contraceptive Gel https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2022/01/male-contraception.php 2 comments science
- Scientists Enable Blind Woman To See Simple Shapes Using Brain Implant https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/10/10-blind-moran.php 5 comments science
- Gene Found in Monkeys and Mice Could Work as a New Type of Antiviral to Block HIV, Ebola, and Other Deadly Viruses in Humans https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/09/9-elde-cell.php 76 comments science
- On the Origins of COVID-19: Report Provides Evidence that Lab Leak Theory Unlikely https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/08/coronavirus-origins.php 48 comments worldnews
- Heart Cell Protein Could Lead to New Treatments for Heart Failure and Recovery https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/07/drakos-heart-failure-protein.php 4 comments science
- Researchers found misinformation is clearly prevalent in cancer articles on social media and the vast majority of those pieces contain harmful information. The study showed that articles containing misinformation garner more attention and engagement than articles with evidence-based information. https://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/news/2021/07/huntsman-cancer-institute-study-shows-cancer-misinformation-common-on-social-media-sites.php 4 comments science
- People who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are up to 91 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who are unvaccinated, according to a new nationwide study of eight sites, including Salt Lake City https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/07/7-yoon-covid-vaccine.php#:~:text=People%20who%20receive%20mRNA%20COVID,sites%2C%20including%20Salt%20Lake%20City. 3 comments science
- A new study suggests more than half of doctors, nurses, and emergency responders involved in COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or more mental health problems, including acute traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, problematic alcohol use, and insomnia. https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2021/01/covid-mental-health.php 2082 comments science
- Doctors have identified previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months. Within the lungs of these patients are large immune cells containing numerous oily droplets, called lipid-laden macrophages. https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2019/09/vaping-cells.php 4 comments science
- Scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. The drug, which was tested in non-human primates, could eventually replace or supplement components of combination drug 'cocktail' therapies currently used to prevent or treat the virus. https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2020/08/hiv-drug.php 73 comments science
- Sea Snail, Human Insulin Hybrid Could Lead to Better Diabetes Treatments https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2020/06/cone-snail-insulin.php 5 comments science
- Doctors have identified previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months. Within the lungs of these patients are large immune cells containing numerous oily droplets, called lipid-laden macrophages. https://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2019/09/vaping-cells.php 4234 comments science
- Dr. Pepper Says Drinking Dr Pepper Won’t Extend Your Life https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2015/03/033015_cvarticle-dr-pepper-aging.php 14 comments nottheonion
- Scientists discovered that brain cells prefer one parent's genes over the other's which defies classic genetics and suggests new ways that genetic mutations might cause brain disorders http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2017/02/chris-gregg-genetics-close-up.php 499 comments science
- Wired for Gaming: Brain Differences Found in Compulsive Video Game Players http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2015/12/122115_wiredforgaming.php 7 comments science
- Walking an Extra Two Minutes Each Hour May Offset Hazards of Sitting Too Long http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/2015/04/04-30-15_short_walks_offset_hazards_of_sitting_too_long.php 19 comments science
- Human DNA Shows Traces of 40 Million-Year Battle For Survival Between Primate and Pathogen http://healthcare.utah.edu//publicaffairs/news/2014/12/12-11-14-dna-documents-pathogen-primate-evolutionary-battle.php 540 comments science
- A universal Ebola drug target: Biochemists have reported a new drug discovery tool against the Ebola virus; they have produced a molecule, known as a peptide mimic, which displays a functionally critical region of the virus that is universally conserved in all known species of Ebola http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/9-7-14michelkayebola.php 9 comments science
- Mice With MS-Like Condition Walk Again After Human Stem Cell Treatment: Mice severely disabled by a condition similar to multiple sclerosis (MS) could walk less than two weeks following treatment with human stem cells. http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/05-15-14-ms-mice-walk-after-human-stem-cell-treatment.php 87 comments science
- New cell mechanism discovery key to stopping breast cancer metastasis: Researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that drives the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body (metastasis), as well as a therapy which blocks that mechanism http://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/newsroom/current-press-releases/cell-mechanism-key-to-stopping-metastasis.php 6 comments science