Health Care
Researchers identify key culprit causing muscle atrophy
Monday, August 13, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a key protein that causes muscles to atrophy. The protein, Gadd45a, is responsible for 40 percent of the gene activity associated with muscle deterioration. The finding opens the door to therapies to block Gadd45a and thus to deter muscle atrophy. Results appear in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
UI medical grad named future leader
Monday, August 13, 2012
Lauren Hughes, M.D., a 2009 graduate of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, has been selected as a 2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar.
UI team joins genetics challenge
Monday, August 13, 2012
A University of Iowa team of 30 researchers from four different colleges on campus is competing against 29 other teams from around the world to interpret complete DNA sequences from three different families in an effort to determine the medical problems each family faces.
Talman writes on Ebola research
Friday, August 10, 2012
Neurologist William Talman writes about the importance of studying chimps in Ebola virus research.
ICTS wins $6.9 million to continue research and training
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science has won $6.9 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue academic, educational, and research programs for researchers throughout the university.
A life's lasting image
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Images created by the Cherished Portraits program at UI Children’s Hospital look like typical professional photos. These pictures, however, are anything but ordinary. The program provides portrait sessions for families experiencing stillbirth or newborn death, infants and children with life-threatening illnesses, children facing the end of their lives, or at the time of an unexpected death.
Tranel explains Neurological Patient Registry
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
University of Iowa neurologist Daniel Tranel explains the value of the UI's Neurological Patient Registry, as part of a story about Tara Fall's "face blindness."
UI Dance Marathon is honored
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon was named "Most Influential College Student or College Organization" in the Midwest by StayClassy, an online fundraising product for nonprofit organizations. Paid subscription required.
Infants of overweight mothers grow more slowly
Monday, August 6, 2012
Babies born to overweight mothers gain less weight and grow more slowly than those born to normal-weight mothers, a University of Iowa study has found. But they do catch up, meaning that pediatricians should refrain from boosting their nutrition, which could make matters worse. Results appear in the Journal of Pediatrics.
UI Dance Marathon named top Midwest college philanthropy group
Friday, August 3, 2012
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon was selected as the “Most Influential College Student or College Organization in the Midwest” by StayClassy, a nationally recognized group that honors the most outstanding and compelling philanthropic groups annually.
Wallace: Iowa City is good for aging
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Robert Wallace, the director of the University of Iowa Center on Aging, says there are good reasons why Iowa City ranks second among the best places to grow old. Subscription required.
Health impact
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics provides $173.5 million in benefits to Iowa communities, according to an annual assessment of those programs and services.
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