Carver College of Medicine
Fat fighting is part of the apple's peel
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
University of Iowa researchers have found that eating unpeeled apples may keep extra pounds and obesity-related diseases at bay.
Iowa health care organizations launch new partnership
Thursday, June 28, 2012
University of Iowa Health Alliance unites more than 50 hospitals and 160 clinics to share expertise, support services, and information technology.
Hammond named acting Carver College of Medicine dean
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Donna Hammond, professor of anesthesia and pharmacology, succeeds Paul Rothman and will serve until the appointment of a new permanent dean.
$11 million to help preterm babies
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The National Institutes of Health is helping a University of Iowa team treat diseases affecting premature babies. A grant, the fourth renewal obtained by John Widness and colleagues, will test alternative approaches for delivering life-sustaining red blood cells.
UI experts for media available to comment on Supreme Court health care reform decision
Friday, June 22, 2012
Several University of Iowa faculty are available to provide the media with legal and health care analysis for the Supreme Court's ruling in the health care reform law case.
An apple (peel) a day
Friday, June 22, 2012
University of Iowa internal medicine researcher Christopher Adams describes appeal of apple compound.
ITS seeks courses for e-textbook pilot project
Thursday, June 21, 2012
This fall, UI students in participating courses will have a chance to try out electronic textbooks free of charge as part of a pilot project to examine the effectiveness of e-texts. Participation is limited; instructors should express interest by July 1.
Peels show more promise
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A new UI study shows that a natural substance found in apple peel can partially protect mice from obesity and some of its harmful effects. The findings suggest that ursolic acid increases muscle and brown fat, two tissues recognized for calorie-burning properties.
UI sleep doctor Eric Dyken on what keeps us up at night
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Eric Dyken, a neurologist with the University of Iowa Sleep Disorder Center, talks about what keeps us up at night, including restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and smartphones.
Adaptable decision making in the brain
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa, together with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and New York University, have discovered how a part of the brain helps predict future events from past experiences.
UI awarded $7.7 million to improve care coordination, reduce costs in Iowa
Friday, June 15, 2012
The University of Iowa, in partnership with 11 Iowa hospitals comprising the UI Critical Access Hospital Network, has received a $7.7 million Health Care Innovation Award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve care coordination and communication with practitioners in 10 rural Iowa counties.
Diagnosing stroke from a distance
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Harold Adams, University of Iowa professor of neurology and director of the UI Stroke Center, demonstrates a robot used to diagnose stroke at remote hospitals.
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