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University of Utah Researchers Develop Explainable AI Toolkit to Predict Disease Before Symptoms Appear

The open-source software toolkit aims to predict whether individuals will develop progressive and chronic diseases years before symptoms appear. It can identify at-risk individuals with an accuracy of 85-99% and explain its outputs in ways that...
1-May-2025 8:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Huntsman Cancer Institute Researcher Bruce Edgar Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cell biologist Bruce Edgar, recognized for his research on cell growth and proliferation, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences for his pioneering work and contributions to science.
1-May-2025 7:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Broader Antibiotic Use Could Change the Course of Cholera Outbreaks, Research Suggests

New modeling research challenges public health guidelines that recommend conservative antibiotic use for cholera. In some cases, prescribing antibiotics more broadly could slow or stop outbreaks and even reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
26-Apr-2025 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster than Previously Thought

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution.
20-Apr-2025 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Two Brain Proteins are Key to Preventing Seizures, Research in Flies Suggests

One in ten people will have a seizure in their life, but treatments remain limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain mechanisms involved. Now, research in fruit flies has uncovered a role for two specific brain proteins that are...
14-Apr-2025 5:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Wesley Sundquist Named to TIME鈥檚 Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World

Research in the Sundquist lab laid the foundations for the development of lenacapavir, a drug that prevents HIV infection with 99.9% to 100% efficacy and could dramatically lower infection rates worldwide.
17-Apr-2025 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Huntsman Cancer Institute Breaks Ground on Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vineyard: Expanding Access to World-Class Cancer Care and Lifesaving Research to More Utah Communities

Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Mountain West鈥檚 only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for its second major location in one of the country鈥檚 fastest growing counties.
8-Apr-2025 7:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections

C. difficile is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought and can remain undetected on surfaces for weeks until it infects a...
2-Apr-2025 6:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Expert on Viral Evolution Available to Comment on Origins of COVID

21-Apr-2025 5:35 PM EDT

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Expert Available: is African American underrepresentation in nature a myth?

9-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST

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Bisexual Individuals Are Particularly Vulnerable to Food Insecurity

10-Aug-2023 6:05 AM EDT

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Celine Dion announced she has stiff-person syndrome. What is it? @UofUHealth expert available

8-Dec-2022 4:45 PM EST

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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

Racial Disparities in Health and Health Care 鈥� @UofUHealth Expert Available

3-Nov-2022 4:40 PM EDT

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University of Utah Health testing male contraception gel that lowers sperm count without nixing sex drive

20-Jan-2022 1:40 PM EST

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

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University of Utah Health is the state鈥檚 only academic health care system, providing leading-edge and compassionate care for a referral area that encompasses 10 percent of the US, including Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and much of Nevada. A hub for health sciences research and education in the region, U of U Health touts a $458 million research enterprise and trains the majority of Utah鈥檚 physicians, and more than 1,670 scientists and 1,460 health care providers each year at its Colleges of Health, Nursing, and Pharmacy and Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. With more than 20,000 employees, the system includes 12 community clinics and five hospitals: University Hospital, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, University Orthopaedic Center, and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital. For 13 straight years, U of U Health has ranked among the top 10 US academic medical centers in the rigorous Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.