How do we best prepare the next generation of drivers? That topic will be the focus of the upcoming Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event, as Corinne Peek-Asa presents “Steering Teens Safe: How Research Has Informed Best Practices for New Drivers.” The event will be held at noon, Wednesday, March 4, in the Iowa Memorial Union Iowa Theater.

University of Iowa infectious disease specialists Dan Diekema and Eli Perencevich discuss programs and methods being used to prevent hospital-acquired infections.

A University of Iowa study on the benefit of exercise on mild to moderate Parkinson's disease is cited in an article about neuroplasticity.

A University of Iowa study in mice shows that disrupting one protein can simultaneously curb alcohol cravings and protect the heart and liver from alcohol-induced damage.

Public health researchers report about 1 in 5,000 boys in the United States, between 5 and 9 years old, have Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy. Results appear in the journal Pediatrics.

In a meeting with state business and education leaders today, Friday, Feb. 13, University of Iowa President Sally Mason outlined steps the UI is taking to accelerate the transfer of biomedical research into the marketplace.

A University of Iowa study in mice shows that disrupting one protein can simultaneously curb alcohol cravings and protect the heart and liver from alcohol-induced damage. The findings suggest that the RGS6 protein may be a useful drug target both for treating alcoholism and reducing the organ damage caused by chronic alcohol consumption.

Iowa City Heart Center, P.C., a highly regarded cardiology group serving eastern Iowa patients and families since 1987, will join University of Iowa Health Care, effective April 30.

UI Children's Hospital has a nationally acclaimed team of doctors and nurses who treat children with arrhythmias, host an annual conference for these patients and their families, and are leading participants in studies. Amanda Kurovski of Des Moines is one such young person who has benefited. She has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to manage an arrhythmia, diagnosed when she was 15.

A spring series of free Lifelong Learning events organized by the University of Iowa Alumni Association (UIAA) kicks off on Feb. 19 with a session on suicide prevention.

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Jean E. Robillard, M.D., vice president for medical affairs at the University of Iowa, to chair the Presidential Search and Screen Committee in response to the recent retirement announcement from UI President Sally Mason.

The University of Iowa bariatric surgery team helps a young Iowan turn her life around.