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The pros and cons of sharing a bed
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Dr. Eric Dyken of the UI Sleep Disorders Center fields questions about the benefits and drawbacks of sharing a room with a sleeping partner. He also discusses how gene changes in an aging brain affect circadian rhythm, and new research on the dangers of giving melatonin to young children.
UI students to help clinic in India expand services for the poor
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
January class offered by UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is taking a group of students to an eye clinic in India where they will look for efficiencies and cost savings so the clinic can expand the vision services it offers to the poor.
UI's MBA program in Quad Cities gets new building
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Construction is almost finished on the Tippie College of Business' new building in Davenport that will house its part-time Professional MBA and other professional business education programs in the Quad Cities.
UI medical school alumnus goes from UNI basketball doctor to East Timor
Monday, December 28, 2015
Dan Murphy graduated from the UI medical school and eventually became team doctor for UNI's basketball team, but now he's providing desperately needed health care services in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation of East Timor.
Liver-generated hormone regulates sweet tooth
Monday, December 28, 2015
A University of Iowa-led study shows a hormone produced by the liver, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), suppresses the consumption of simple sugars. "This is the first liver-derived hormone we know that regulates sugar intake specifically," said Matthew Potthoff, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UI Carver College of Medicine.
Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates 'sweet tooth'
Monday, December 28, 2015
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.
UI College of Public Health announces Community Grant Program recipients
Monday, December 21, 2015
Funds from the UI College of Public Health's new Community Grant Program, in conjunction with an equal cash match from another organization or business, will be used for public health-related initiatives and projects in the recipient communities.
Validating new ventures
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Five Des Moines-area entrepreneurs will be among those participating in the University of Iowa’s next Venture School entrepreneurial development program, their tuition paid by their local governments.
New 'exercise hormone' promotes physical endurance
Thursday, December 17, 2015
A new University of Iowa study in mice shows that exercise causes muscle to release a peptide that builds the muscle’s capacity for energy production and increases physical endurance, allowing longer and more intense exercise.
Supporting artists as they create
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
On Dec. 5, the University of Iowa’s Hancher presented performance artist Taylor Mac, who performed the "1846–1856" portion of his forthcoming epic work "A 24-Hour History of Popular Music." This was the 100th work that Hancher has commissioned.
The Iowa Review receives NEA Art Works grant to support writing by veterans
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The National Endowment for the Arts announced on Dec. 8 that The Iowa Review, the literary magazine at the University of Iowa, will receive a $10,000 NEA Art Works grant to support the publication of creative writing by U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members.
Researcher receives grant to determine market potential of anti-cancer drug
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A University of Iowa researcher who is looking to find a cancer treatment in a deep sea sponge is the first from UI to receive a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to participate in a business development program.
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