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macular degenerationUniversity of Iowa researchers report that a new drug holds promise for those with age-related macular degeneration (shown in this image by the darkened splotch in the center), which is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in older Americans. Image courtesy of Vinit Mahajan, Department of Ophthalmology.
New drug could help AMD sufferers
Published: 2013.06.18 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:05 AM
Published: 2013.06.18
By Richard C. Lewis
10:05 AM
University of Iowa ophthalmologists have tested a new drug to treat age-related macular degeneration in older patients. The researchers report that half of the eyes treated responded to the new drug, Eylea, with reduced fluid in the eyes, while one in three had improved vision after six months. Results appear in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Story
 

UI researchers explore acidities of drinks, tooth erosion

The Atlantic: UI researchers explore acidities of drinks, tooth erosion
Published: 
2013.06.04
close up photo of diet coke and a striped staw

University of Iowa researchers in the College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics looked at the acidities of the things people drink, and how acidity correlated with tooth erosion. Story from: The Atlantic

The Atlantic

UI researcher and colleagues discover new species of ancient Asian lizard

Published: 
2013.06.05 | By Gary Galluzzo | 11:16 AM
An artist's conception of the giant lizard, Barbaturex morrisoni.

In an article published in the June 5 issue of the journal "Proceedings of the Royal Society B," Russell Ciochon and colleagues announced the discovery of a giant lizard previously unknown to science. The discovery is based upon fossils that Ciochon helped find some 35 years ago in Burma. Story

NASA, UI Flood Center to host public event on precipitation and flood forecasting

Published: 
2013.06.05 | By Sara Steussy | 10:21 AM

UPDATE, June 12, 3:30 p.m.: Due to the threat of severe weather, the outreach event scheduled for June 12 has been canceled. Story

Supplements don't slow AMD progression: NEI study

Published: 
2013.06.05 | By Molly Rossiter | 10:03 AM

Some dietary supplements once thought to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have been proven to either show no effect or may even be harmful to some segments of the population. Story

A summer research program with a twist

Published: 
2013.06.05 | By Jennifer Brown | 09:55 AM
instructors with student in lab looking through microscope

The FUTURE in Biomedicine program brings faculty and students from Iowa's primarily undergraduate institutions to work with UI biomedical scientists in summer-long research collaborations. Story

Spotlight: STEM festival comes to Cedar Rapids

Lab Link: Spotlight: STEM festival comes to Cedar Rapids
Published: 
2013.05.30
An iExploreSTEM volunteer teaches children how to use a pipette at the festival co-produced by the State Hygienic Laboratory and the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership on Sept. 18, 2011.

A statewide celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for children and their families comes to Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9 at McKinley Middle School, from 1 to 5 p.m. Story from: Lab Link

Lab Link

Tranel talks about living with brain trauma

Iowa Public Radio: Tranel talks about living with brain trauma
Published: 
2013.05.30
An image of the human brain

Daniel Tranel, UI neurology professor and director of the Iowa Neurological Patient Registry—a unique Iowa registry that tracks patient who've experience brain damage, talks brain science with River to River host Ben Kieffer. Story from: Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Public Radio

UI's Reed to discuss advanced computing at DC forum

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2013.06.03 | By Richard C. Lewis | 11:03 AM

Daniel Reed, vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will discuss advanced computing at a congressional briefing organized by the American Chemical Society on June 4 in Washington. Story

UI Hospital and Clinics begins recruitment for long-term study of diabetes drug efficacy

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2013.06.03 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 09:42 AM

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is recruiting volunteers to participate in a study to compare the long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes. Story

Iowa Flood Center's maps provide one-stop shopping for public

Muscatine Journal: Iowa Flood Center's maps provide one-stop shopping for public
Published: 
2013.05.30
An image of a flood map used by the Iowa Flood Center

Witold Krajewski, director of the Iowa Flood Center, says the University of Iowa center is in the middle of a five-year project to develop flood inundation maps for the entire state, providing one-stop shopping for the public. Story from: Muscatine Journal

Muscatine Journal

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