Carver College of Medicine

Talman writes on Ebola research

Friday, August 10, 2012
Neurologist William Talman writes about the importance of studying chimps in Ebola virus research.
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Tranel explains Neurological Patient Registry

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
University of Iowa neurologist Daniel Tranel explains the value of the UI's Neurological Patient Registry, as part of a story about Tara Fall's "face blindness."
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Discoveries in the lab

Monday, August 6, 2012
More than 30 students from around the world converged on the University of Iowa campus this summer for six weeks doing innovative research in a biology lab. Their experiences were part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program.
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Infants of overweight mothers grow more slowly

Monday, August 6, 2012
Babies born to overweight mothers gain less weight and grow more slowly than those born to normal-weight mothers, a University of Iowa study has found. But they do catch up, meaning that pediatricians should refrain from boosting their nutrition, which could make matters worse. Results appear in the Journal of Pediatrics.
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Kumar comments on remote-monitoring

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Remote monitoring of intensive care patients—a strategy to maximize scarce medical expertise—can cost hospitals from $50,000 to $100,000 per bed in the first year of operation, according to a study by lead author and UI fellow Gaurav Kumar.

Cystic fibrosis discovery

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have discovered a genetic process that can restore function to a defective protein, which is the most common cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).

Malloy develops pediatric heart 'maps'

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
UI Children's Hospital researcher Lindsey Malloy led a project that developed three-dimensional "maps" of electrical signals in children's hearts.

A new heart 'map' for child patients

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
UI researchers presented their latest findings on creating 3D heart "maps" for children at an American Heart Association meeting this week. The technique would allow cardiologists to more rapidly identify and correct irregular heart rhythms in children. It's also radiation free.
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Summer of opportunities

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Pigeons with iPads, olfactory functions and Alzheimer’s disease, smoking behaviors of stroke patients, and Ralph Ellison and The New York Times are all areas of research being pursued by students involved in the Summer Research Opportunities Program and the McNair Scholars program (SROP/McNair Scholars) through the University of Iowa Graduate College.

Johnson County Fair draws UI

Monday, July 23, 2012
University of Iowa and University of Iowa Health Care units will participate in the Johnson County Fair this week, Monday through Thursday, July 23-26. Both booths will be in Building C at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
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Living with a not-so-sweet diagnosis

Monday, July 23, 2012
A $25 million pledge by the Fraternal Order of Eagles guaranteeing that one floor of the university's under-construction Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building be devoted to diabetes research has at least one member of the UI community feeling optimistic.

Iowa names new dean of Carver College of Medicine

Friday, July 20, 2012
University of Iowa on Thursday named Debra A. Schwinn as the next dean of the Carver College of Medicine.