Lower BMI doesn’t improve mental health after weight-loss surgery. Here’s what does
Reduction in weight stigma shows greater association with positive behaviors and outcomes, according to U study.
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Fruit flies on cocaine could reveal better therapies for addiction
Flies and humans react to cocaine in similar ways, and are likely to share many of the genes that affect addiction risk.
Read MoreStronger community, stronger students, stronger school
The Office of Academic Culture and Community is a community-building branch of the medical school.
Read MoreU achieves first successful allogenic stem cell transplant using graft from deceased donor
Categories: Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Students
Technique could improve treatments for patients with aggressive blood cancers, speed access to transplants.
Read MoreUrgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Awards & Recognition, Business, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology, Students, Sustainability
Climate change innovation, science and solutions manifest at the third annual Wilkes Climate Summit, hosted by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy
Read MoreMedical device competition provides students practical IP law experience
Since 2015, students studying patent law have been involved as fellows in the seven-month Bench to Bedside competition, sponsored by the University of Utah Center for Medical Innovation, helping B2B teams draft provisional patent applications with a faculty member’s supervision.
Read MoreFredrick Manthi, Bruce Edgar, elected to National Academy of Sciences
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Science & Technology
Fredrick Manthi, U Department of Geology and Geophysics and National Museums of Kenya, and Bruce Edgar, Huntsman Cancer Institute and Division of Oncology, became members in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Read MoreU and XPrize partner to revolutionize healthy aging
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology
The U’s Utah Data Coordinating Center will validate the science of teams vying for the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan, a competition aimed at closing the gap between health and lifespan.
Read More6 U students awarded prestigious NSF fellowship
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students
These recommendations provide a variety of perspectives and experiences, reinforcing that your mental health matters.
Read MoreA new AI toolkit for predicting diseases before symptoms appear
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Research, Uncategorized
Psychiatry researchers validate RiskPath, which could transform the delivery of preventative care for progressive diseases.
Read MoreSecrets of the Haenyeo divers
“It’s like they have a superpower”: Genetic analysis of all-women extreme divers finds changes linked to blood pressure, cold tolerance.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Marlon Lopez
Categories: Alumni, Belonging, Health & Medicine, Humans of the U, Inspire Initiatives, Research, Student Belonging, Students
“Growing up in an immigrant household where my parents instilled the importance of education.”
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