Posted on | CategoriesPopulation Health / Prevention | PI: Gwen Latendresse, PhD, RN

Telehealth to Address Perinatal Depression

The debilitating sadness and anxiety of perinatal depression can strike during pregnancy or emerge in the weeks or months that follow. The condition, which affects up to 20 percent of pregnant women, can make even routine tasks and self-care a challenge, not to mention caring for an infant. Continue reading → Telehealth to Address Perinatal Depression
Posted on | CategoriesOphthalmology & Visual Sciences / School of Medicine | PI: Frans Vinberg, PhD

Seeing the Light

Most of the world’s leading causes of blindness are conditions that damage the eye’s retina. Diabetes, genetic conditions, and aging can all cause the retina to deteriorate, leading to vision loss for millions of people. Because human eyes are so different from the eyes of mice and other animal models, these conditions have been difficult to study. But scientists at U of U Health have opened the door to studying the function of both healthy and diseased retinas in human eyes donated after death. Continue reading → Seeing the Light
Posted on | CategoriesNeurobiology | PI: Andres Villu Maricq, MD, PhD

Illuminating the Mechanisms Behind Neuronal “Learning”

The strength of each of the thousands of synapses in a given neuron can be rapidly and independently modified in response to experience. What scientists do not yet understand is how distinct synapses distributed along neuronal processes—branches of a neuron which can project far from the cell body—are supplied with the appropriate type and number of neurotransmitter receptors. Continue reading → Illuminating the Mechanisms Behind Neuronal “Learning”
Posted on | CategoriesNeurobiology | PI: Christopher T. Gregg, PhD

Opposite-Sex Parent’s Genetic Impact on Health and Behavior

Parenting is not the only way moms and dads impact the behavior of their offspring. Genes matter, too. Most of our genes are inherited in pairs—one copy from each parent. However, according to new research from the lab of University of Utah Health researcher Christopher Gregg, PhD, each parent has their own genetic impact on hormones and neurotransmitters that control mood and behavior. Continue reading → Opposite-Sex Parent’s Genetic Impact on Health and Behavior
Posted on | CategoriesBiomedical Informatics / Human Genetics / Internal Medicine | PI: Mark Yandell, PhD , Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD & Karen Eilbeck, PhD

Teasing Apart Effects of Comorbid Conditions on Cardiovascular Health

Understanding the complex clinical variables that drive cardiovascular health outcomes in patients with multiple conditions poses a major challenge for personalized medicine. Continue reading → Teasing Apart Effects of Comorbid Conditions on Cardiovascular Health