Having diabetes doubles a person’s risk of dying after a heart attack, but the reason for the increased risk is not clear. A new University of Iowa study suggests the link may lie in the over-activation of an important heart enzyme, which leads to death of pacemaker cells in the heart, abnormal heart rhythm, and increased risk of sudden death in diabetic mice following a heart attack. Story
A University of Iowa team has discovered a new biological pathway in blood vessel cells, which may contribute to the blood pressure-lowering effects of TZD drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. This finding may help to develop new therapies that retain the beneficial effect of TZDs but eliminate the adverse side effects. Story
A new University of Iowa study suggests there are two root causes of a type of diabetes associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). The findings, which already have sparked a clinical trial, may guide development of new treatments or even help prevent diabetes in patients with CF. Story
Research by nursing faculty member Sandra Ramey and her UI colleagues showed that police officers who get less than six hours of sleep daily are at an increased risk for chronic fatigue and other health problems.
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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. Story
