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UI Children's Hospital nationally ranked by 'U.S. News & World Report'

Eight pediatric specialties included in the 2016-17 Best Children's Hospital rankings
By: David Pedersen  |  2016.06.21  |  12:09 pm
"U.S. News & World Report" has ranked University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in eight specialties in the 2016–17 Best Children's Hospital rankings. UI Children's Hospital is the only hospital in Iowa nationally ranked for pediatric care.

Vitamin nicotinamide riboside protects mice from diabetes complications

Nicotinamide riboside lowers blood sugar, reduces fatty liver, and prevents neuropathy in models of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
By: Jennifer Brown  |  2016.06.01  |  10:49 am
A naturally occurring vitamin, nicotinamide riboside (NR), can lower blood sugar levels, reduce fatty liver, and prevent peripheral nerve damage in mouse models of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Iowa and the Iowa City VA Health Care System.

UI research contradicts conventional wisdom about retinal diabetic neuropathy

Finding shows sequence of events is opposite of what was long believed to be true
By: Molly Rossiter  |  2016.04.29  |  01:32 pm
For many years, scientists believed diabetic patients developed retinopathy and, as a result of damage to the eye’s blood vessels, later developed neuropathy. In this new study, however, researchers discovered that the sequence of events is just the opposite.

Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates 'sweet tooth'

By: John Riehl  |  2015.12.28  |  09:47 am
A new University of Iowa-led study, published in "Cell Metabolism," has identified a hormone that appears to be linked to sugar cravings and consumption. The research could improve diet and help diabetic and obese patients.

Appointments Abel elected to National Academy of Medicine

By: UI Health Care Marketing and Communication  |  2015.10.20  |  09:16 am
Dr. E. Dale Abel, the John B. Stokes III professor in diabetes research, professor of internal medicine and biochemistry, and director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Targeting glucose production in liver may lead to new diabetes therapies

Disabling a critical checkpoint for controlling glucose production in the liver reduces blood sugar levels in mouse models of Type 2 diabetes
By: Jennifer Brown  |  2015.09.09  |  12:09 pm
A new University of Iowa study shows that a biological checkpoint known as the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC) is critical for controlling glucose production in the liver and could potentially be a new target for drugs to treat diabetes.

Grants UI researcher receives Carver Trust grant

By: Jennifer Brown  |  2015.08.11  |  11:14 am
Rajan Sah, MD, PhD, assistant professor of internal medicine in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has recently received a three-year, $400,000 Carver Trust Young Investigator award to study the role of fat-cell expansion in the development of insulin resistance and diabetes.

Grants Pharmacology researchers earn $3.4 million in grants

By: Tom Moore  |  2015.08.05  |  03:11 pm
Researchers in the UI Department of Pharmacology have received a pair of research grants from the NIH totaling $3.4 million to study new ways to treat obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Bacteria may cause Type 2 diabetes

Findings suggest anti-bacterial therapy or vaccines may be able to prevent or treat Type 2 diabetes
By: Jennifer Brown  |  2015.06.01  |  10:00 am
A UI study shows that chronic exposure to a toxin made by staph bacteria produces in rabbits the hallmark symptoms of Type 2 diabetes, including insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. The findings suggest that eliminating staph bacteria or neutralizing the toxins might have potential for preventing or treating the disease.

Grants Abel awarded $4 million to study heart failure and diabetes

By: Jennifer Brown  |  2015.05.15  |  11:07 am
E. Dale Abel, director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa, has been awarded two separate grants totaling $4 million from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to study the connection between diabetes, obesity, and heart failure.

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