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Research Reveals How Heavy Metal Singers Scream and Squeal

Scientists captured, for the first time, the complex internal acrobatics that heavy metal singers perform in order to sing harsh vocals.
31-May-2024 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Care

Kim Kaphingst, ScD; June Round, PhD; and Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, have been recognized by the University of Utah for their exemplary work in cancer research.
29-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Mindfulness Meditation: A Promising Remedy for Addiction and Chronic Pain

A particular form of mindfulness emphasizing pleasure works as well as a starting dose of a narcotic for pain and better than traditional psychotherapy for substance abuse.
28-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scientists Share the Genomic Research Transforming Healthcare at 2024 CGM Symposium

The 120 attendees are using Utah’s uniquely strong genetics resources to answer fundamental biological questions and develop solutions to urgent issues in human health.
28-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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What to Know About Bird Flu

So far, only two people have been infected with a new strain of H5N1 due to exposure to cows. But the large number of infected cows, their proximity to humans, and flu's tendency to jump from one host to another have scientists and health officials...
24-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Study Lays Out How to Find Meaningful, Not Just “Significant”, Results

The framework has the potential to improve one of the basic facets of how science is done and shift researchers’ and clinicians’ perspectives from statistical significance to biological relevance.
17-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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DHI Seed Grants Kickstart Four Groundbreaking Digital Health Projects

The projects share the overall goal of using technology in new ways to improve health, especially mental health and rehabilitation. Many of the projects use gamification techniques and apps to train healthy mental habits and support health care...
17-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Autism’s Missing Microbes May Influence Social Behavior by Protecting the Gut

For people with autism, constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain often go along with the social struggles and repetitive behaviors that define the condition. This has prompted many to wonder whether gastrointestinal (GI) problems arise due to...
13-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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CDC Data Suggests Attitudes Are Shifting About the HPV Vaccine: Utah Vaccine Rates Among Teens Increased More Than 16%

Many more Utah teens are getting vaccinated for HPV, protecting them against six types of cancer. The state saw a significant increase in HPV vaccinations after a long history of mixed messages and misunderstandings about the vaccine. Huntsman...
4-Nov-2022 5:00 PM EDT

Wildfire Smoke May Increase Risk to COVID-19 Infection

Wildfires are becoming more common and severe due to climate change and warmer and drier conditions in the West. As wildfire season rages in the United States, people are also at increased risk for COVID-19 infection due to wildfire smoke.
4-Sep-2020 2:35 PM EDT

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): What You Need to Know

A panel of University of Utah Health and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital experts answered questions about what is known about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) so far.
25-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT

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