New research by University of Iowa scientists helps explain how a hormone system often targeted to treat cardiovascular disease can also lower metabolism and promote obesity.

Although muscle atrophy is very common, the molecular pathways that cause it, and that might be targeted to create therapies, are complicated and not well understood. A new University of Iowa study has identified a muscle enzyme not previously linked to muscle wasting as a key player in the process.

Federal support of University of Iowa research and scholarship increased 4 percent in fiscal year 2016, with substantial gains from both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF). Federal research funding increased $8.5 million over FY15, from $231.9 million to $240.4 million.

"Working with engineers from UI College of Engineering’s Center for Computer-Aided Design, researchers (at the University of Iowa) have created an ambitious virtual reality simulator which mimics the effects of driving an ATV, complete with Oculus Rift headset, motion-sensing suit, and a moving platform that simulates changes in terrain."

The 2016 awardees credit much of their success to the foundations they built at the University of Iowa, whether academic, professional, personal, or philosophical. Read on to learn what these distinguished alums have been up to.

The University of Iowa awarded nearly 4,200 degrees at the close of the 2016 spring semester.

The University of Iowa recognizes the undergraduate students named to the Dean's List for the 2016 spring semester.

Through genetic testing, doctors are able to not only find the cause of certain epileptic encephalopathies, but also determine the risk of the same condition occurring in future siblings.

University of Iowa senior Kyle Losik rode an ATV over grassy fields with a view of the mountains. Impossible in Iowa City? Not with the virtual reality simulator UI scientists created to find out why hundreds of people are injured or killed when they lose control of ATVs annually.

A new virtual reality simulator described as "a giant video game controller" will help University of Iowa researchers study how and why people lose control while driving all-terrain vehicles.

The more immediate test results could be especially beneficial for patients suspected of having MRSA, a type of staph bacterium that has been linked to life-threatening infections in the bloodstream, lungs, and heart.

"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.