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At University of Utah Health, our researchers collaborate to solve complex health challenges, taking discoveries from bench to bedside and advancing care in clinics and communities to improve lives in Utah and beyond.
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Cal’s story shows how genetic research at University of Utah Health is helping families. Through the NeoSeq project, a rapid diagnosis gave Cal’s care team the answers they needed to guide treatment. #UofUResearch https://bit.ly/3LQ4rxO
The Search for Cal’s Diagnosis: How U of U Health Genetics Gave a Family Answers
For families like Cal Taylor's, genetic research isn't academic. It means shorter hospital stays, better clinical care, and answers to what is often parents' biggest question: why is my kid so sick?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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New research finds that people with multiple tattoo sessions may have a lower risk of melanoma. The reason is unclear, and more studies are needed to understand the link.

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Study Finds Melanoma Less Common in Individuals with Several Tattoos
Researchers found people with multiple tattoo sessions have a lower risk of melanoma. Experts stress more research is needed to confirm these unexpected findings, and to investigate potential mechanis...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, CEO of University of Utah Health, was recently inducted into the National Academy of Medicine. He joins eight other University of Utah researchers recognized for advancing science and health care. https://bit.ly/4nFpbpB
Portrait of Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, CEO. Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, CEO, during surgery. Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD, CEO.
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Spotlighting stranger-than-fiction science this Halloween. Blood-invading parasites are full of crystals that mysteriously dance on their own. This eerie motion has baffled scientists for decades, but researchers have finally cracked the case.
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Malaria Parasites are Full of Wildly Spinning Iron Crystals. Scientists Finally Know Why.
The first known metallic nanomotor in biology is powered by rocket fuel.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Did you know a new HIV-prevention drug started with research at University of Utah Health? Federally funded, curiosity-driven science raised a pivotal question: could targeting the HIV capsid block infection?
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How Curiosity Led to a Global Medical Breakthrough Distinguished professor Wesley Sundquist wasn’t chasing awards or recognition. His research focused on understanding how the HIV virus is built on a molecular level and how it infects and spreads through cells in the body. The Sundquist lab discovered that the virus’s protein shell is highly sensitive to change. Even minor tweaks to this protein can stop the virus from replicating as quickly. Could a drug that targeted the shell stop HIV infection? This question drove pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to search for drugs that target the HIV shell, with Sundquist as a consultant. Gilead ultimately developed lenacapavir, which binds the viral protein and effectively disarms it. In 2025, the FDA approved lenacapavir for HIV prevention. One injection prevents HIV for six months with nearly 100% efficacy. This can stop an epidemic that causes 1.3 million new infections each year. “We view ourselves as, first of all, trying to understand the natural world, which I think has great intrinsic value. But we also view ourselves as sort of the feedstock for new ways of approaching medicine.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Register today to discover how interdisciplinary teams are solving complex health challenges during a symposium that brings together researchers from the College of Engineering and the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the @utah.edu. luma.com/jcpx02nn
Empowering Medicine–Engineering Breakthroughs: Kickoff Symposium · Luma
The kickoff symposium aims to showcase successful partnerships between the College of Engineering and the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Scientists at our ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially transforming how labs diagnose parasitic infections around the world.
AI excels at detecting parasites in stool samples, study finds - @theU
Joined by U startup Techcyte, ARUP develops deep-learning model that could transform how intestinal infections are diagnosed.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Research with mice found that keto can lead to potentially dangerous changes to how the body processes fats and carbs.
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New Study in Mice Reveals Long-Term Metabolic Risks of Ketogenic Diet
Keto can lead to potentially dangerous changes to how the body processes fats and carbs.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Congratulations to Moriel Zelikowsky for joining HHMI’s Freeman Hrabowski Scholars. Learn more: https://www.hhmi.org/programs/freeman-hrabowski-scholars/2025-scholars
Moriel Zelikowsky. Photo credit: Savannah Cummins/Savy Media.
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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University of Utah biochemists have developed the world’s first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging. Glycine is a neurotransmitter linked to memory, brain development, and possibly bacterial virulence. Learn more: https://science.utah.edu/chemistry/glycine-molecule-imaging/
Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells | College of Science
Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells September 22, 2025 Above: The pop art-inspired illustration highlights a new light-up RNA aptamer called Golden Broccoli that was developed throug...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Research at the University of Utah has led to a promising gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration. U of U scientists envision a brighter world—and make it reality.
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Visionary: Utah Researcher Dares to Stop a Leading Cause of Blindness
Research at the University of Utah has led to a promising gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration. U of U scientists envision a brighter world—and make it reality.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The Center for Metabolic Health brings together researchers to tackle major diseases like diabetes and heart failure by focusing on a central factor: metabolism.

Discover more about this interdisciplinary hub at University of Utah Health: https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-025-00227-2
Metabolism as the next biomedical frontier
From harnessing early-life microbes to protect against diabetes, to targeting cardiac metabolism in heart failure, a new hub is proving that metabolism is a common thread across diseases, and the next frontier in biomedical discovery.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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University of Utah Health researcher Adam Bress, PharmD, will lead a study analyzing nearly 40,000 blood samples from the SPRINT trial to investigate how hypertension treatment may influence Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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$21.6M Grant Powers Research to Understand Link Between High Blood Pressure, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia
The new research will leverage nearly 40,000 blood samples to learn how blood pressure control could change the course of aging.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Research at the University of Utah has resulted in a promising gene therapy targeting one of the prevalent causes of blindness.
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Visionary: U ophthalmologist dares to stop leading cause of blindness - @theU
Vision research at the University of Utah has led to a promising gene therapy for one of the most common causes of blindness.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Jamie Dwyer, MD, led one of two large clinical trials for baxdrostat, which have been widely recognized as a breakthrough in hypertension care. Nearly half of U.S. adults are affected.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2507109
September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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A new study published in PLOS One identifies unexpected “danger zones” when the risk of going hungry is highest and proposes solutions to help new residents thrive.
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When Getting a Job Makes You Go Hungry
A new research study reveals when food insecurity spikes for new Utah residents.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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New research has uncovered why blood clotting malfunctions in IBD—and identified drugs that normalize blood clotting in human cells and animal models of IBD. #research @uofuhealth.bsky.social healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...
Research Uncovers Why IBD Causes Blood Clots—and How to Prevent Them
Drugs currently in clinical trials for other conditions could help reduce risk of heart attack and stroke for IBD patients. "This could be lifesaving," senior author says.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Congratulations to Mary Jo Pugh, PhD, RN, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Research Accomplishment Award for revealing long-term health risks of traumatic brain injury, including dementia, substance use disorder, and cardiovascular disease. uofuhealth.utah.edu/newsroom/new...
Mary Jo Pugh Earns National Outstanding Research Accomplishment Award for Uncovering Long-Term Consequences of TBI
Pugh is one of only two investigators nationwide to receive this honor, presented at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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University of Utah researchers find strong evidence that industrial pollution exposure during pregnancy can shape a grandchild’s neurodevelopment.
Learn more: https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/industrial-pollutions-imprint-lasts-generations/
Industrial pollution's imprint lasts generations - @theU
According to new analysis using Utah Population Database, a woman's prenatal exposures can increase risk of intellectual disabilities in daughter's children.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Congratulations to Jessica Osterhout, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology at @utah.edu, on joining the 2025 class of Pew Scholars and Fellows. She’ll investigate how the immune system communicates with the brain during sickness.
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Neurobiologist Jessica Osterhout Selected as Pew Scholar
Jessica Osterhout, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, has been selected as a 2025 Pew Scholar by the Pew Charitable Trus...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“At a very fundamental level, we don’t know what we don’t know.”

For his role in ensuring that lenacapavir, first HIV drug to offer long-lasting protection, came to life, Wes Sundquist is one of this year’s recipients of the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award.
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A recent study from @utah.edu raises critical questions about how Ozempic may impact muscle size and strength.

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New Study Raises Questions About How Ozempic Affects Muscle Size and Strength
Ozempic can cause loss of body weight that isn’t fat, raising concerns that the drug lowers muscle mass and strength. New research in mice suggests that muscle mass changes less than expected, but mus...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Hibernating animals recover from conditions that mimic diabetes and Alzheimer’s without lasting damage. New research from University of Utah Health suggests similar protective genes may exist in humans, offering hope for future therapies.
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Hibernator “Superpowers” May Lie Hidden in Human DNA
Animals that hibernate are incredibly resilient. Now, new genetic research suggests that hibernators' metabolic flexibility could lie hidden in our own DNA—and provides clues on how to unlock it, open...
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August 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Summer Science Day was a hit! More than 1,000 people came together to explore health sciences through hands-on demos, workshops, lab tours, and classes. A great example of how much our community values science.

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Community Shows Their Love for Science at Summer Science Day
1,000 people attended the day of science demos, workshops and classes, and tours of working labs.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM