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Health

A provider discusses options with a patient in a weight management clinic.

Lower BMI Doesn’t Improve Mental Health After Weight-Loss Surgery. Here’s What Does.

Weight stigma, and not weight itself, significantly impacts mental health in the years after weight-loss surgery.

Geology

Thicker sediments under Salt Lake could result in more intense ground shaking

Study based on new seismic data indicates earthquake hazard models may need to be revised for Salt Lake Valley.

Health

Fruit Flies on Cocaine Could Reveal Better Therapies for Addiction

The high flies could help researchers find therapies for cocaine use disorder much faster than was previously possible.

Engineering

Does outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality? Depends on buildings’ HVAC

Using campus itself as a lab, researchers find wildfire smoke can sneak inside if efficient ‘air-side economizers’ are in use

Biology

As climate warms, migratory songbirds’ fall feather molt advances by a day every year

U biologists tap data from 22,000 songbirds captured at Rio Mesa to reveal changes in how they replace their feathers

Engineering

New chiral photonic device combines light manipulation with memory

U engineers develop multifunctional, reconfigurable component of an optical computing system that could be a game changer in electronics.

Health

University of Utah Partners with XPRIZE

The U’s Utah Data Coordinating Center will validate breakthrough science in the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan competition.

Geology

The West’s spring runoff is older than you think

U hydrologists show most streamflow out of mountains is old snowmelt on a multi-year underground journey.

Genetics

“It’s Like They Have a Superpower”

A genetic analysis of all-women extreme divers found changes linked to blood pressure and cold tolerance.

Health

Broader Antibiotic Use Could Change the Course of Cholera Outbreaks, Research Suggests

In some cases, prescribing antibiotics more aggressively could slow disease spread and even reduce the likelihood of antibiotic resistance.

Environment

Major dust-up for water in the Colorado River

Using 23 years of satellite data, hydrologists reveal how dust-darkened snow hastens runoff, reshaping water future for Southwest.

NHMU

For a while, crocodile

The 230-million-year-old crocodylian lineage survived two mass extinction events. A new study uncovers a secret to their longevity.

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