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Long COVID Clinic Offers Hope Through Research and Treatment

For people with long COVID, symptoms can last months or years. The clinic’s research is finding who’s at risk and how to help.

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How to Draw Water From Dry Air

Fuel-fired device developed by U engineers with Army funding harvests water from the atmosphere, even in arid places.

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Your Therapist Wants You to Go Outside

Meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental illness.

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Researchers Receive $2.6 Million Grant to Study Lung Cancer

Cancer researcher Michelle Mendoza and engineer Jeffrey Weiss team up to study the biomechanics of lung tumors.

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Of Ants and Trees: ‘Evolutionary Déjà’ in the Tropical Rainforest

Biologist Rodolfo Probst finds multiple ant species that have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees.

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Study Pinpoints Origins of Creativity in the Brain

The new results could ultimately inspire interventions that help spark creative thought.

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Nearly One in 10 Pregnant People Who Get COVID Will Develop Long COVID

Common symptoms include fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and feeling drained or exhausted by everyday activities.

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The Science of Plant Decomposition and Why It Matters

Human activities are reshaping how plant material decomposes in waterways, which could worsen the climate crisis.

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How Dust From Great Salt Lake Playa Impacts Communities of Color

New research highlights the social justice implications of restoring the lake, aside from ecological and economic benefits.

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Imagining Life on Other Planets…and in Students’ Minds

Undergraduates in biologist Martin Horvath’s lab explore DNA repair systems of microbes that inhabit oxygen-free environments on the seafloor.

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Autisms Missing Microbes May Influence Social Behavior Protecting Gut

Scientists at University of Utah Health have added to mounting evidence showing that microbes that live in our guts influence behavior. Specifically,...

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Immersive VR Trains Miners for the Real World

You’re midway through a safety checklist in a mine. Suddenly, smoke fills the cavern and emergency lights flash

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