Category: Health & Medicine
Ceramides and increased cancer risks
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Ceramides might serve as a key signal in the gut, causing cells to divide rapidly and create polyps, a precursor to GI cancers.
Read MoreLDS Church President Russell M. Nelson donates medical papers to the U
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The gift of 35 volumes include Nelson’s doctoral thesis, research publications and surgical notes for thousands of cardiothoracic surgeries performed over his three-decade career.
Read MoreARUP to accept blood donations from gay, bisexual men
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ARUP is the first blood center in the nation to adapt to the new FDA guidelines that allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood.
Read MoreMental Health First Responders: Helping students in crisis
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The groundbreaking MH1 program offers an after-hours hotline and response team for students on campus with mental health concerns.
Read MoreMartin Tristani-Firouzi on the U’s leadership in genomic medicine
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In an age marked by a pandemic, climate change and chronic disease, human health faces a complex web of challenges that demands wide-ranging solutions.
Read MoreRemoteness didn’t protect Amazonian Tsimané from COVID-19
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Direct medical intervention is necessary to reduce infection in the small-scale, remote Indigenous communities of the Tsimané in the Bolivian Amazon during global pandemics.
Read MoreYour student mental health hub
Student Affairs has enhanced its Student Mental Health Resources webpage, making it easier for students to access for mental health support.
Read MoreFeeling sick? Please, stay home
Students who miss class due to illness can work with their instructors to make up missed work and class time.
Read MoreResearch tests interventions that could reduce depression, improve quality of life after stroke
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The clinical trial involves both the stroke survivor and their spouse or care partner.
Read MoreU philosopher’s new book challenges the hype surrounding personalized medicine
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James Tabery offers a scathing critique of the “revolution” in health care, arguing it has added to spiraling health care costs while failing to deliver on many of its promises.
Read MoreU center works with teachers to design science education tools
The Genetic Science Learning Center designs new science curricula with the help of front-line teachers and U researchers
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