Utah’s wildfire smoke and summer inversions may do more than irritate your lungs; they may also increase stroke risk. During Stroke Awareness Month, University of Utah Health experts explain how...
Understanding POTS: From dizziness and fatigue to fainting episodes, a University of Utah expert explains a condition that affects the autonomic nervous system.
New Alzheimer’s treatments are helping slow disease progression, especially when diagnosed early. Experts at University of Utah Health emphasize early evaluation to maximize benefit, and they are expanding treatment access...
After more than two decades of service, vascular neurologist Dana DeWitt, MD, reflects on a career shaped by innovation in stroke care and lasting relationships with patients and colleagues.
Strokes in younger adults are rising, and researchers have found the incidence of stroke has increased by as much as 15.7% among adults ages 18–44 and 45–64 over the past...
The AAN conference is the world's largest gathering of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. Our faculty, trainees, and staff have opportunities to share their research, network with colleagues, and learn about...
Through a powerful new collaboration with 22 Jumps, University of Utah Health’s Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center is strengthening research for veterans and first responders, ensuring science is guided...
After decades of compassionate care and dedicated teaching, Dr. John Steffens has retired from the University of Utah. A trusted neurologist and beloved mentor, his impact will be felt for...
The University of Utah’s StrokeNet is the Mountain West’s only pipeline for cutting-edge stroke trials, ensuring patients in rural and remote areas have access to the latest treatments.
Near-infrared light therapy, which shines powerful near-infrared light at the brain through the skull, may be able to prevent or reduce subtle damage to the brain before symptoms start, by...
In a multinational clinical trial, University of Utah Health researchers delivered gold-standard stroke prevention care and found that adding stenting can reduce risk even further. The findings are already shaping...
University of Utah researchers at the Pulst-Scoles Laboratory have discovered that reducing levels of the STAUFEN-1 protein can prevent neuron death caused by DNA damage and p53 activation in neurodegenerative...
The gift of $1 million has created the Dr. John P. Punke Endowed Chair in Neurology, with Daniel R. Scoles, PhD, professor of neurology, as the inaugural chair holder.
