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We bring diverse disciplines together to innovate and expand what medicine is and what it can do. Faculty and students come here to do impactful research that will be felt everywhere.



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Pioneering the Future
Heart failure, muscle wasting with age, and postpartum depression could see innovative solutions thanks to advances made at University of Utah Health.
Pioneering the Future
Neurons in retinas, artificial limbs communicating the the nervous system, and biochemical pathways to cells - U of U scientists are advancing biomedicine with truly transformative innovations.
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Parts of the human genome change much faster than was previously known, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution.

Mathematical modeling suggests that antibiotics could help stop Cholera spread during outbreaks.

A new analysis of Korean all-women extreme divers has uncovered genetic differences that may lower blood pressure.

Guidelines produced by Ryan Metcalf, MD, an associate professor of pathology at the University of Utah Health, suggest that doctors should perform fewer platelet transfusions than previous guidelines indicated.

On March 29, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) restored funding to the UM1 grant supporting the Utah Center and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

New research finds developing insulin-producing cells in infancy leads to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk.

New research finds developing insulin-producing cells in infancy leads to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk.

U of U Health is the only health system in the region with the expertise to carry out a new, innovative personalized medicine approach for treating highly complex cases.

The Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR) is a statewide organization that unites researchers, doctors, and community members to address the most pressing current unknowns in medical cannabis research.