U to test if video games can relieve late-life depression
The clinical trial is supported by a $7.5M grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Fungi that live in the gut influence health and disease
Vaccines that balance gut microbial communities may one day be used to improve gastrointestinal health.
Read MoremRNA vaccines slash risk of COVID-19 infection by 91% in fully vaccinated people
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Illness is significantly milder in rare “breakthrough” cases of the disease.
Read MoreHow air pollution changed during COVID-19 in Park City
Air pollution dropped more in commercial than residential areas, and residential emissions rebounded faster following reopening.
Read MoreAirflow study in Science Advances
U engineers discovered how to reduce COVID-19 infection probability in musicians by a factor of 100 via studies with the Utah Symphony and Opera.
Read MoreCutting through noise for better solar cells
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U physicists analyzed electrical noise to detect formerly invisible inefficiencies in solar cells and identified the physical processes that caused them. The technique could make future solar cells more efficient.
Read MoreWhat factors put Philippine birds at risk of extinction?
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Correlating bird traits with extinction risk suggests some birds more endangered than previously thought.
Read MoreStudying the preteen brain for insights into mental health disorders
U of U Health and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Consortium develop a resource to study how the brain changes and matures during adolescence.
Read MoreU contributes to first-ever nationwide mammal survey
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A new 50-state survey shows Utah in the top 10 nationally for raccoons, bobcats and red foxes.
Read MoreCause and scope of the Uttarakhand disaster
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In February, the Uttarakhand region of India experienced a humanitarian tragedy when a wall of rock and ice collapsed and formed a debris flow.
Read MoreOverconfidence in news judgement
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A new study shows that overconfidence in news judgment is associated with false news susceptibility.
Read MoreNew effort to map the universe, unravel mysteries of ‘dark energy’
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The international collaboration that includes the University of Utah aims to construct a 3-D map of the universe in more detail than ever before.
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