health research

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District reported five times the usual number of mosquitoes following a winter of record snowfall, a wet spring and record heat this summer that all worked in the insects' favor.

A paper co-authored by a University of Utah professor says researchers need to look “beyond ‘bluespace’ and ‘greenspace’” when studying the effects of nature on human health.

Marginalized groups can go through their day on high alert, leading to physical and mental health problems, says researcher Lisa Diamond of the University of Utah.

Even as Utah legislators work to regulate youth access to social media, studies haven’t shown a clear link between depression and anxiety and teen online activity.

The practice is not a preventative vaccine replacement but “a complementary therapy” said one researcher.

Genetics can tell us a lot about ourselves, from where we come from to our risk of developing disease. In Nevada, researchers are collecting this...

Vice President Joe Biden visited the Huntsman Cancer Institute Friday to talk about Utah’s role in the national “moonshot” initiative to eliminate cancer…

Senator Orrin Hatch was at the University of Utah today for a presentation on advances in genetics research and precision medicine. The event comes before…

The Huntsman Cancer Institute will be getting some major donations from Jon Huntsman Senior’s college fraternity, Sigma Chi International.Dozens of Sigma…

This weekend, many people will be visiting graves and remembering those who died in military service. But at the Salt Lake City Cemetery Friday, there was…

New research out of the University of Utah shows that the use of methamphetamine increases the risk of developing a neurological disease later in life.…

Researchers at the University of Utah have found that doctors are prescribing antibiotics when people don’t really need them, a practice that may cause…