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Landmark Study Shows Elevated Cancer Risk for Women with Endometriosis

Women with endometriosis are four times more likely to develop ovarian cancer, and those with more severe cases are at an even greater risk.
17-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Mendoza, Weiss receive $2.6 million grant to study biomechanics of lung tumors

The interdisciplinary team of lung cancer researcher Michelle Mendoza and biomedical engineer Jeffrey Weiss have received a multimillion dollar grant to study the origin of malignant tumors in the lungs.
15-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study Pinpoints Origins of Creativity in the Brain

The new results could ultimately help lead to interventions that help spark creative thought or aid people who have mental illnesses that disrupt these regions of the brain.
15-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Nearly One in 10 Pregnant People Who Get COVID Will Develop Long COVID

9.3% of people who get COVID while pregnant will go on to develop long COVID. The study, led by University of Utah Health researcher Torri Metz, found that common symptoms were fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained or exhausted by...
8-Jul-2024 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Herpes Infections Take Major Economic Toll Globally, New Research Shows

The first-ever global estimate of the economic costs of genital herpes infections shows billions of dollars of health care expenditures and productivity losses.
28-Jun-2024 12:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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“Time Cells” in the Brain are Critical for Complex Learning, Study Shows

More than a simple stopwatch, understanding how time cells work could ultimately aid in early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
18-Jun-2024 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Searle Scholar Award Powers Investigation of Viral Evolution

How can an animal virus turn into a human disease? Between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the looming concern of avian flu, the question is an urgent one. Tyler Starr, PhD, has received a prestigious Searle Scholar Award to look for answers.
11-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Intervention Aims to Improve Cardiovascular Health for South Asian Populations

People from South Asian countries tend to develop heart disease 10 years earlier than other populations. Kevin Shah, MD, is working to change that.
10-Jun-2024 11:05 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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