Taking the time while in good health to discuss and document future healthcare goals removes the guesswork for families, offering a powerful tool and a source of support during uncertain times.

A University of Iowa study that shows people with damage in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, a part of the frontal lobe that often degrades in the elderly, was cited in an article on why elderly were more vulnerable to misleading advertising.

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for lymphoma research.

Only 20 percent of smokers develop COPD, and new University of Iowa research has revealed a genetic explanation.

The University of Iowa on Friday will showcase the founding of a high-throughput screening facility, capable of performing rapid-fire experiments involving large amounts of data and the first of its kind for academic use in the state. The instrument, funded by the federal National Institutes of Health, is expected to spawn research collaboration campus wide.

September is Pain Awareness Month and University of Iowa Health Care is offering a free, public seminar on pain management from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the Melrose Conference Room at UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

A research team at the University of Iowa has engineered a better design for hip implants for obese patients. The team learned that thigh size is a reason why hip implants fail, and why it contributes to an increased rate of failure for the morbidly obese. Results are published in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

A new University of Iowa study suggests there are two root causes of a type of diabetes associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). The findings, which already have sparked a clinical trial, may guide development of new treatments or even help prevent diabetes in patients with CF.

Researchers at UI Carver College of Medicine identify changes in a new class of genetic molecules that could lead to COPD and other smoking-related illnesses.

The UI Aging Mind and Brain Initiative is partnering with Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center to evaluate how older drivers interact with various types of advanced driving assistance systems. The findings from the three-year study will guide development and improve design of ADAS, to make them helpful to senior drivers.

A proposed program would bring together UI medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and social-work students in an effort to make sure the homeless of Iowa City can have both a job and good health.

Psychiatrist Arnold Andersen characterizes the factors in an under-recognized problem—boys' eating disorders.