Health Care

UI Children's Hospital nationally ranked

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital has been ranked in seven specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

Brain circuit links obsessive-compulsive behavior and obesity

Monday, June 10, 2013
A genetic breeding experiment to probe brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior has revealed a surprising connection with obesity. Loss of an obesity-causing gene restored normal grooming behavior in OCD mice. Surprisingly, the OCD mutation also restored normal body weight in obese mice.
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Nursing professor influences hospice training in India

Monday, June 10, 2013
Joann (Jo) Eland, UI College of Nursing associate professor, took a group of 18 students to India this past academic year, where she taught a three-week course titled "Hospice, Pain, and Palliative Care."

Carver College of Medicine to honor seven with Distinguished Alumni Awards

Thursday, June 6, 2013
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine will honor seven individuals at its Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and luncheon Friday, June 7.
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UI researchers explore acidities of drinks, tooth erosion

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
University of Iowa researchers in the College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics looked at the acidities of the things people drink, and how acidity correlated with tooth erosion.

Supplements don't slow AMD progression: NEI study

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Some dietary supplements once thought to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have been proven to either show no effect or may even be harmful to some segments of the population.
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A summer research program with a twist

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The FUTURE in Biomedicine program brings faculty and students from Iowa's primarily undergraduate institutions to work with UI biomedical scientists in summer-long research collaborations.
Dr. Lyell Hogg has been an oral surgeon in Mason City for almost 13 years.

UI dentistry alum from Scotland loves life in Iowa

Monday, June 3, 2013
Mason City oral surgeon Dr. Lyell Hogg, a native of Scotland and an alumnus of the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, traveled a long way to become a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Tranel talks about living with brain trauma

Monday, June 3, 2013
Daniel Tranel, UI neurology professor and director of the Iowa Neurological Patient Registry—a unique Iowa registry that tracks patient who've experience brain damage, talks brain science with River to River host Ben Kieffer.

UI's Reed to discuss advanced computing at DC forum

Monday, June 3, 2013
Daniel Reed, vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will discuss advanced computing at a congressional briefing organized by the American Chemical Society on June 4 in Washington.

UI Hospital and Clinics begins recruitment for long-term study of diabetes drug efficacy

Monday, June 3, 2013
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is recruiting volunteers to participate in a study to compare the long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes.
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Children of long-lived parents less likely to get cancer

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The offspring of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer themselves, and less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with aging, a study involving UI experts has revealed.