Demystifying the Flu
This year, influenza virus has caused 170 hospitalizations, primarily due to H1N1 or swine flu. Last year H3N2 was the primary strain causing disease. But what does this mean and why do we need to get vaccinated every year?
Families Dealing with Autism Navigate the Unknown
With a cure for autism still a long way off, families have come up with their own ways of coping with the symptoms they face everyday.
Computer-Based Screen for Colon Cancer--KCPW
Huntsman Cancer Institute creates a computer program that predicts whether patients have a hereditary predisposition toward contracting colon cancer.
Combating Depression in Adolescents with Supplements
University of Utah researchers have begun clinical trials treating depression with the muscle-building supplement, creatine.
Multiple Sclerosis Patients Test Limits for Biking Fundraiser
A patient with Multiple sclerosis participates in an endurance bike ride to reap the benefits of exercise, and to prove to herself that she can still do it.
Someday You Will Know the Sequence of Your DNA
Ten years ago it cost 10 million dollars to decipher the first human DNA sequence. University of Utah researchers think soon it will cost about 1,000 dollars.