A new study led by a University of Utah neurologist shows that the auras that presage migraine attacks are caused by a wave of brain activity that causes nerve cells...
Thirty years ago on Dec. 2, 1982, cardiothoracic surgeon William DeVries, MD, carefully removed the ravaged heart of Dr. Barney Clark and replaced it with the world's first permanent artificial...
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - In the last ten years, rates of children born with autism have started to increase, creeping from roughly 1 in 150 kids in 2000...
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Nov 13, 2012
(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY - Nearly 11 percent of babies born in Utah are premature, costing insurance companies and parents both money and time. While that number is...
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Nov 12, 2012
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - At least three private colleges see Utah as fertile ground for new physician training programs that could provide the state's first alternatives to the University...
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Nov 11, 2012
(Medical Express) - In a discovery that can fundamentally change how drugs for arthritis, and potentially many other diseases, are made, University of Utah medical researchers have identified a way...
(KSL) - CEDAR HILLS - From the moment you meet Valerie Scott, it's hard not to smile.
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Nov 09, 2012
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah is moving ahead with the state's first public dental school, with or without the support of local dentists.
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Nov 08, 2012
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - There was no fanfare, no public announcement - just a letter emailed to a select group of health industry leaders.
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Nov 07, 2012
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - University of Utah professor Beverly Brehl was back teaching her class only seven days after doctors placed microscopic cancer-killing spheres into her bloodstream.
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - The University of Utah College of Nursing hopes to offer solace to grievers during what can be a challenging time of the year with Grief...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Marvelle Whatcott was in charge of getting the mail every day and some days, she checked the mailbox multiple times to see if...
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Oct 11, 2012
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Utah children are not receiving the vaccinations they need to combat an array of childhood illnesses, which is leading to an outbreak of...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - A 9-ton imaging machine was dropped into place Tuesday, marking a new era for the University of Utah's Clinical Neurosciences Center.
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Sep 28, 2012
(The New York Times) - As is the case with so many bodily functions, our voices change with aging.
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Sep 26, 2012
(CNN) - Why is it that some people can bounce back from a tough event, while others never quite seem to get their mojo back? While it’s true that resilience...