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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
 

New drug could help AMD sufferers

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:05 AM
macular degeneration

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

Iowa family fights disease that has blinded 61 relatives

Des Moines Register: Iowa family fights disease that has blinded 61 relatives
Published: 
2013.06.16
Blind cyclist Jerry Jackson of Burlington stands in a garage near a bicycle

Jerry Jackson, a Burlington bicycle mechanic and avid cyclist, has shown his family how to live without sight while helping UI researchers, the only institution studying the rare eye disease experienced by Jackson and 60 other members of his extended family. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

Law prof explains impact of Supreme Court DNA decision

Published: 
2013.06.14 | By Tom Snee | 11:08 AM

A University of Iowa law professor believes Thursday’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court that determined that isolated versions of naturally occurring genes cannot be patented will have little impact on Iowa’s agribusiness industry. Story

Meet the UI grads behind a top 10 grossing educational app

Silicon Prairie News: Meet the UI grads behind a top 10 grossing educational app
Published: 
2013.06.13
icon of a dental app

Three University of Iowa recent graduates collaborated with UI professors to create a nursing exam prep app that has been downloaded 60,000 times. Story from: Silicon Prairie News

Silicon Prairie News

Expat culture shock boomerangs in the office

BBC: Expat culture shock boomerangs in the office
Published: 
2013.06.11

UI management and organizations professor Maria Kraimer suggests workers on overseas posting start looking for a new position in their company three to four months before they return home. Story from: BBC

BBC

UI study to evaluate how footwear might affect foot changes during pregnancy

Published: 
2013.06.14 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 10:22 AM

Women ages 18 to 40 who are in the first trimester of pregnancy may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study to examine changes in the feet during pregnancy. Story

UI biomedical researcher named a 2013 Pew Scholar

Published: 
2013.06.13 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 02:38 PM

Qi Wu, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has been selected as a 2013 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Story

The particular struggles of rural women

The Atlantic: The particular struggles of rural women
Published: 
2013.06.12

A 2011 University of Iowa study found that women in rural and isolated areas reported the highest prevalence of intimate partner violence at 22 percent of rural women compared to 15 percent of urban women. Story from: The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Do mental workouts really work?

Everyday Health: Do mental workouts really work?
Published: 
2013.06.12

UI researchers found that people over age 50 who played the game “Road Tour” (later re-named “Double Decision”) for at least 10 hours showed as much as seven years of cognitive improvement. Story from: Everyday Health

Everyday Health

Advice to newlyweds: An interview with John D'Agata

Tin House: Advice to newlyweds: An interview with John D'Agata
Published: 
2013.06.11
John D'Agata

Assistant professor of English John D'Agata discusses his latest work, a new translation of Plutarch. Story from: Tin House

Tin House

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