Malaria Parasites are Full of Wildly Spinning Iron Crystals. Scientists Finally Know Why. Fascinating research from @sigalalab.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social w cool implications. New inspiration for nanobots?! And-epic science writing from Sophia Friesen! healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

Register today to discover how interdisciplinary teams are solving complex health challenges during a symposium that brings together researchers from the College of Engineering and the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the @utah.edu. luma.com/jcpx02nn

Live in SLC Council District 5 (Ballpark, Central 9th, E. Liberty Park, Liberty Wells)? Check out @amyjhawkins.bsky.social amyjhawkins.com — she’s committed to the community, proven effective, and has the smarts to identify and tackle tough, important issues. www.cityweekly.net/news/cast-yo...

Read about the Center for Metabolic Health @uuhsresearch.bsky.social in this great feature article. Learn how metabolism research by @rutterlab.bsky.social @scottsummers339.bsky.social, June Round, and Chris Gregg is revealing novel solutions to disease. www.nature.com/articles/d42...

How the University of Utah is scrambling to cover the millions lost from Trump’s research cuts “You will see us leaning in and advocating hard for research,” said @uofupresident.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

How to Communicate Medical Numbers-a @jama.com Insight from @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @athorpe8.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social, @bzikmund.bsky.social @umich.edu Read and listen to the podcast for useful tips and tools that could improve patient health+lives. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Really appreciate this from @standupforscience.bsky.social Utah organizing committee. @deseret.com.web.brid.gy Thank you @julieckiefer.bsky.social and the rest www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

New research has uncovered why blood clotting malfunctions in IBD—and identified drugs that normalize blood clotting in human cells and animal models of IBD. #research @uofuhealth.bsky.social healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

A new study published in PLOS One identifies unexpected “danger zones” when the risk of going hungry is highest and proposes solutions to help new residents thrive. healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

Congratulations to the Utah Science Communicators for their standing room only Science on Tap event! Follow them to learn about the next one and all their #Scicomm efforts. utahsciencecommunicators.com

A new experimental treatment — personalized deep brain stimulation — provided relief for several people suffering with debilitating chronic pain. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/h...

Official update from our department ⬇️ We remain committed to attracting exceptional students, producing outstanding graduates, and advancing the profession through excellence in education, research, and service. Visit our website to learn more: health.utah.edu/physical-the... @utah.edu

A thoughtful explanation of why it's critical to have reliable and sustained research funding. Thank you, Wes @uuhsresearch.bsky.social.

“At a very fundamental level, we don’t know what we don’t know.” For his role in ensuring that lenacapavir, first HIV drug to offer long-lasting protection, came to life, Wes Sundquist is one of this year’s recipients of the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award.

Research in mice shows Ozempic causes muscle weakness despite only small changes in muscle mass. Need more research to understand implications for people via @ksl5tv.bsky.social “Things are not as straightforward as they might seem" says @katsufunai.bsky.social @utah.edu ksltv.com/local-news/w...

How the study of hibernating bears could help humans heal @ksl.com "There's potentially an opportunity— by understanding these hibernation-linked mechanisms in the genome— to find strategies to intervene... with age-relate d diseases" said Chris Gregg healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

New study in mice raises questions about how the weight-loss drug Ozempic affects muscle size and strength via @KatsuFunai @UofUCoH @UUHSResearch. healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

Congrats to Chris Gregg @uuhsresearch.bsky.social on back-to-back @science.org papers! Their research is understanding how hibernating animals withstand extreme physiological changes and could yield clues to treating conditions like neurodegeneration, diabetes. healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears Employees expressed horror at a shooting at the agency’s headquarters, and some said they viewed it as part of a pattern of threats and assaults on health workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...

This is too much. Active shooter reported at Emory University, school says. and Breaking: Gunfire hits CDC campus. www.cnn.com/us/live-news... insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-g...

If proposed cuts were to be enforced in the future, @utah.edu VPR Erin Rothwell told the state’s higher education board, “We would not be able to conduct research as we have today, and we would significantly lower the amount of research we could conduct.” www.kuer.org/education/20...

The University of Utah could be in danger of losing $100+ million annually School leaders worry Trump administration’s court-contested grant policies could severely impact local research, jobs www.deseret.com/utah/2025/07...

Thanks to federal funding and curious scientists, the U.S. has long driven life-saving discoveries in genetics. That legacy is in serious jeopardy under proposed cuts to NSF and NIH. Retired @utah.edu biomedical researchers explain what's at stake in @sltrib.com op-ed

Well said. We've seen the impact of Utah's genetics research. Federal funding cuts will be devastating for years to come www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

📣 Saturday August 16 is for PATIENTS, designed by PATIENTS, for free, on what is most helpful in managing rare autoimmune neurologic conditions: -Navigating insurance + finances -Partnering with primary care -Symptom management -Getting outside to play (adaptively) -Updates/Tips from the experts

Yes! #scicomm “We need to do a better job of not just thinking that if we publish in a journal, that people are going to realize how great it was, but we need to speak to Utah taxpayers, who are ultimately funders of NIH" said Rachel Hess @uuhsresearch.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/n...

"Hertzberg’s work focused on the most vulnerable groups impacted by pollution: pregnant and nursing people, young children, babies, the elderly, people with preexisting and chronic health conditions...That wasn’t supposed to be controversial, but it’s become so in this political climate, she said."

If you missed the Using Social Media to Share Your Research workshop this week, you can now catch the recording online! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhVe... Great and fun insights from @clementychow.bsky.social @blockintheback.bsky.social @bwjones.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social. Watch and share!

Could fruit flies be the key to decoding rare human diseases? 🪰 🧬 Watch researchers at @nikkilink.bsky.social‬'s Link Lab & @clementychow.bsky.social‬'s Chow Lab use these tiny models to uncover new insights & potential treatments for rare conditions: buff.ly/xKXEbCS 🎬

A @uuhsresearch.bsky.social doctor’s research led to a major HIV drug. He worries federal cuts will stop people from getting it. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06...

This workshop is tomorrow. Don't miss out!

"It's more potent than any drug available, but more importantly, it's very long-lasting," Sundquist said. "There are still 1.3 million new infections worldwide, and this could really change that trajectory." via @ksl.com www.ksl.com/article/5133...

Another amazing milestone! FDA approval of lenacapavir, the first HIV prevention drug offering 6 months of protection. Based on foundational research by Dr. Wes Sundquist's lab @uofubiochem.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff... .

@gregglab.bsky.social @uuneurobiology.bsky.social may have outlived his breast cancer prognosis by using existing medicines in better ways. He worked with biologists + oncologists @huntsmancancer.bsky.social to make that happen. Provocative read @statnews.com. www.statnews.com/2025/06/17/c...

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Listen to the @uuhsresearch.bsky.social limerick on @npr.org Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! June 7 episode at 35:35 www.npr.org/programs/wai... The white dust on their nose is so plain, those small pesky bugs have no brain. My party supplies got snorted by flies because fruit flies got hooked on...

Congratulations to Wes Sundquist, chair of the @utah.edu Department of Biochemistry, and collaborators for receiving the @aaas.org Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on lenacapavir. www.aaas.org/news/road-le...

Check out the important work Dr. Katharine Walter is doing to track the spread of Valley Fever. #Research www.kuer.org/health/2025-...

We’re excited to host the second Communicating Research for Impact workshop! Hear how Clement Chow, PhD; Bryan Jones, PhD; and Kristen Kwan, PhD use social media to share their work and grow their impact. Register today! lu.ma/4imwl2jv

With the discovery that neurons in the retina can be revived after death, U of U Health scientists have enabled researchers to investigate many of the world’s leading causes of blindness directly in human tissue. Read: Seeing the Light utah-health.shorthandstories.com/ptf-transfor...

Just published 👉 A NEWLY updated, comprehensive meta-analysis of the treatment of anti-NMDAR encephalitis: Analysis, equipoise, and the urgent need for evidence over anecdote 🧠🔥 Why is this paper so important ? 1/

Listen to @jiwasa.bsky.social @learngenetics.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social and Tim Lee @nhmu.bsky.social @utah.edu on @scifri.bsky.social talk about the forms #SciComm can take - why, how, impact How 'Science Interpreters' Make Hidden Science Visible www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...

The disappearing funds. These are the nearly 2,500 N.I.H. grants that have been ended or delayed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Fruit flies on cocaine could help reveal the biology of addiction + better therapies for cocaine use disorder, which affects 1.5 million Americans @uofuhmhi.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social Below: Movement of sober flies, on low-dose cocaine, on high-doses healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new...

If you missed @SophiaFriesen2 presentation, Honing your Research Elevator Pitch, don't despair! You can now watch the recording. They give incredibly useful tips for framing your research and making it accessible. Highly recommend! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2hu...

Trump officials downplay fake citations in high-profile report on children’s health References to phantom studies comes after White House pledge to practice “gold standard” science www.science.org/content/arti...

Now is the time to broadcast your research! Attend our workshop to learn valuable social media tips from the experts: @clementychow.bsky.social @blockintheback.bsky.social @bwjones.bsky.social, Andrea Gallegos @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @utah.edu Register today! lu.ma/4imwl2jv

A must-read: If you’re skeptical that universities are worth supporting, consider these questions: Do you think that the number of children who die from cancer is just right? Are you content with your current chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...

Unmet social needs, such as food insecurity or housing instability, can impact health significantly. @utah.edu researchers are addressing these gaps by developing hospital programs that screen and connect patients with services that can help. utah-health.shorthandstories.com/ptf-paths-to...