News stories by month

In July 2024, Jorgen Paulsen was out with friends on the weekend and decided to head home early. He said goodnight and hopped on an electric scooter just blocks away...

Karol Budohoski, MD, PhD, and Sarah Nguyen, MD, discuss their recent trip to build up the stroke program in Tanzania.

Ben Shofty, MD, discusses his recent paper "Default mode network electrophysiological dynamics and causal role in creative thinking."

As the new head of pediatric cerebrovascular care, Craig Kilburg, MD, discusses the team's recent progress.

Samuel Cheshier, MD, PhD, discusses his studies in pediatric neuro-oncology.

More than three million Americans are diagnosed with epilepsy, and roughly a third of them cannot get relief from medications. The good news is more treatment options are available

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre joins a list of celebrities, like Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali, who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. It’s a common but complex neurodegenerative...

Dr. Rahimpour and SoundPass were recently honored with a grant from the University of Utah Health Philanthropic Partners Group for the significance and impact of their current research. The team...

Primary Children's Hospital named #1 for patient outcomes in neurosurgery and neurology for the third year in a row.

Michael Martinez, a former mountain biker and bodybuilder, faced a life-changing diagnosis when he discovered he had a metastatic brain tumor originating from kidney cancer.

The new results could ultimately help lead to interventions that help spark creative thought or aid people who have mental illnesses that disrupt these regions of the brain.

After 15 years with a tremor in his right hand, Rick Bruder has a new lease on life.

Welcome the newest member of our faculty: Dhaval Pau, MD

Complications can be life-threatening for patients who experience the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. When an aneurysm ruptures, it bleeds into the space between the skull and the brain or...

Patients with congenital conditions who graduate from pediatric programs have long been overlooked. Douglas Brockmeyer, MD, has been on a mission to change that.

Mark Mahan, MD, a spine and peripheral nerve surgeon, made a radical departure from traditional, open spine surgeries about 8 years ago.

Ramesh Grandhi, MD, updates us on exciting happenings in his clinical and research interests: neurotrauma and cerebrovascular pathology.

Anthony Wharton, a now eleven-year-old-boy has spent the last year in and out of surgeries attempting to remove a large tumor that had disconnected his skull from his brain.

Stacey Hunter battled relentless fatigue and multiple stroke-like episodes for months before being diagnosed with a benign but complex brain tumor that needed to be surgically removed.