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November 16, 2021

Issue 025

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE RESEARCH SPECTRUM—
FROM CELLS TO CLINICS TO COMMUNITIES—TO TRANSFORM HEALTH

U of U Health Leads two national "long covid " studies

U of U Health scientists are on the leading edge of a pair of large studies investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19. The nationwide studies, supported by the National Institutes of Health, will attempt to answer key questions about the lingering effects of the viral disorder on pregnant individuals and their infants, as well as why some people develop post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), including “long COVID,” and others don’t.

PIONEERING THE FUTURE: INNOVATION

Many long-standing health challenges are becoming more manageable thanks to the creativity and perseverance of scientists who have chosen to address difficult problems in unconventional ways.

BRAIN IMPLANT ENABLES BLIND WOMAN TO SEE SIMPLE SHAPES

A team of scientists from the John A. Moran Eye Center and Spain’s Miguel Hernandez University successfully created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman using a prosthesis hardwired into her brain.

In the loop

NOTEWORTHY

HAPPENINGS

9th Annual Vitae Symposium (Dec 8)
BIPOC Check-In & Support via Zoom (Thursdays)

OPPORTUNITIES

RESOURCES

SPOTLIGHT PUBLICATIONS

HEADLINES

Fond Farewell to VPR, Andrew Weyrich

As Dr. Weyrich departs for a new opportunity, many here at the U have voiced their congratulations and thanks for his years of service and leadership. We too, in health sciences research, would like to add our voice and express our deep gratitude for his leadership.

SALIVARY GLANDS A POTENTIAL GATEWAY TO COVID RELAPSE

Scientists in the School of Dentistry are leading an effort to determine if salivary glands infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 could diminish a person’s long-term immunity to the disease after being immunized or after recovering from the illness.

CHILDREN, ADULTS EQUALLY VULNERABLE TO COVID INFECTION

A report in JAMA Pediatrics, addresses the misconception that children are less susceptible to the coronavirus. Children and adults have similar risks of becoming infected, but a much larger proportion of infected children do not show symptoms of COVID-19 as compared to adults.

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