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SLC police officer accused of raping woman on date now faces 13 felony charges

A Salt Lake City police officer is facing 13 felony charges after being accused of sexually assaulting and raping a woman at his townhome after investigators say he invited her to watch a “religious Christmas devotional” before going to look at Christmas lights. Zander Ethan Nunley, 26, ...

BYU researchers find alternative way to harvest tears for disease detection

Scientific evidence suggests the proteins from our tears are capable of detecting a variety of ocular and systemic diseases. The issue is the two primary avenues of harvesting human tears, using a Schrimer strip or microcapillary tube, are often painful and intrusive. Brigham Young ...

University of Utah Health announces development of breakthrough HIV drug

University of Utah Health announced Friday the development of a promising new HIV drug. The drug, lenacapavir, has been named the 2024 breakthrough of the year by the scientific journal Science. Wesley Sundquist, Samuels professor and chair of biochemistry at the U of U, established the ...