Researchers from the University of Utah and the National Cancer Institute developed an experimental drug that reacts with a substance inside cancer cells, releasing nitric oxide to kill the cells or slow their growth without harming healthy cells.
Read MoreOfficials from University of Utah Health Care and Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Land broke ground today on a 208,000 square foot facility that will provide residents of southern Salt Lake County with convenient access to the University’s primary, specialty and emergency health care services. The new building will include outpatient exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center, medical imaging services, a pharmacy, space for community education, a restaurant, and a fully-staffed 24-hour-a-day emergency room. The center will also feature specialty services provided by the University’s Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Moran Eye Center, Orthopaedic Center, and Neuropsychiatric Institute.
Read MoreAn international team of researchers has found that adding a humanized monoclonal antibody called daclizumab to standard treatment reduces the number of new or enlarged brain lesions in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis. This new study was published online Feb. 16, 2010, and in the March edition of The Lancet Neurology.
Read MoreResearch from the University of Utah Division of Public Health is improving the public health system’s ability to detect and respond to potential influenza and other infectious disease outbreaks through the use of electronic medical records (EMR).
Read MoreEosinophils help to prevent uncontrolled bacterial invasion
Antioxidants are widely considered an important defense against heart disease, but University of Utah researchers have found excessive levels of one antioxidant-reduced glutathione-actually may contribute to the disease.
Read MoreThe University of Utah is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2006 Diversity Awards. Four individuals at the University of Utah will be presented with awards and recognition at the 11th annual Diversity Awards luncheon on December 5. The awards are given each year to outstanding individuals or organizations that demonstrate an active commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity at the University of Utah. According to Karen Dace, University of Utah, Senior Associate Vice President for Diversity, “These awards recognize continuous and consistent efforts of the individuals and campus units to foster a more inclusive climate and create greater access and opportunities for diverse students, staff, and faculty.” This year’s award recipients are Dan Edwards, Steve Nygaard, David Pershing and Wilfred Samuels.
Read MoreThis morning, the University of Utah graduated 7,332 students from 66 countries, 50 U.S. states and 25 of Utah’s 29 counties. University President Michael K. Young officiated at the commencement ceremony, held in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah geneticist Mario Capecchi has won numerous prizes for developing “gene targeting,” a method of knocking a gene out of action in mice to determine what goes wrong and thereby identify the gene’s normal function. Today, May 9, 2005, the March of Dimes announced it has awarded its Prize in Developmental Biology to Capecchi and University of North Carolina researcher Oliver Smithies for their roles in developing gene targeting.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Utah lawmakers will be able to see firsthand the importance of undergraduate research coming out of the University of Utah and Utah State University, the state’s two public research institutions.
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