Iowa corrections officials are developing a new treatment program for domestic abusers with help from Erika Lawrence, a UI psychology professor.

A University of Iowa study has found that bigger lungs appear to improve the survival for patients receiving double-lung transplants. The UI team used a new formula based on height and gender to match lung donors and recipients and to calculate optimal lung sizes for transplant patients. Results are published in the "Annals of Thoracic Surgery."

Tara Smith, a UI infectious disease associate professor, uses a paper on the mathematical modeling of zombies to show how math models can predict the effects of quarantines, vaccines, and other public health measures.

Ching-Long Lin, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, served as lead guest editor of a new special issue of the "Journal of Computational Physics," focusing on Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems.

A new finding from researchers at the UI may take asthma treatment to another level, according to Joel Kline, M.D., director of the UI's Asthma Center.

Renee Anthony, UI assistant professor of occupational and environmental health, says it's a great idea to have fundamental safety hazards and preventive measures incorporated into an educational program on grain bin management.

A University of Iowa-led team has found a promising, new way to treat asthma: Target an enzyme in airway lining cells. The finding could lead to the development of drugs that block the enzyme, CaMKII, from excessive oxidation, which can trigger asthma attacks.

Parents with children in Iowa's public schools are are generally pleased with federal guidelines mandating healthier choices available in school cafeterias yet some are concerned about portions, freshness, and taste, according to a new survey from the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. The survey comes in the wake of changes to school-nutrition programs mandated by the federal...

LaMar Grafft, a rural health and safety specialist in the UI College of Public Health, says that cautionary signs on the backs of buggies are important in making them visible to motorists in a story on an Amish teenager who died in an accident.

UI College of Public Health Dean Sue Curry writes a blog post about health and well being in our society and the Ford Motor Company's new advertising campaign promoting routine auto inspections that asks the question: Who's healthier, you or your car?

Solon High School student Kaitlin Hatcher recently completed a lab internship in the UI’s biology department under the mentorship of Maurine Neiman, assistant biology professor, whom Hatcher credits with making it a successful learning experience.

UI senior Jolene Luther’s grandfather, William Holcomb, died from Huntington disease (HD) in the fall of 2011, but his impact lives on through the research Luther is doing this summer at the UI.