Health Care
UI researchers identify marker in brain associated with aggression in children
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
A University of Iowa-led research team has identified a brain-wave marker associated with aggression in young children. The finding could lead to earlier identification of toddlers with aggressive tendencies before the behavior becomes more ingrained in adolescence. Results published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
UI College of Public Health joins study to help reduce falls among elderly Iowans
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Injuries from falling cause a significant number of deaths among older Iowans, and the University of Iowa has partnered with a Des Moines–based subsidiary of Mercy Health Network on a project to reduce the number of falls.
UI Hospitals & Clinics earns Magnet Award
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City has again been re-designated as a Magnet hospital, the world’s top honors in excellence in nursing practice, UI Hospitals & Clinics leaders announced Sept. 19.
Multidisciplinary UI research team uses nanotechnology to create clot-less stent
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Researchers in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and nanofabrication combined their expertise to create a clot-less stent to help people who suffer from brain aneurysms, which can cause massive hemorrhaging, stroke, and sometimes death.
Number of children diagnosed with ADHD jumps, according to UI research
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has reached 10 percent in the United States, a significant increase over the past 20 years that is most pronounced in children from minority groups, according to a study from the UI College of Public Health.
Study finds more children diagnosed with ADHD than expected
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study from the UI College of Public Health has found that the number of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased significantly in the last 20 years, to 10.1 percent.
Iowa public health researchers contribute to landmark MS study
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting a drug can slow atrophy in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients was aided by the Clinical Trials Statistical Data Management Center in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, which managed data gathered by clinical researchers.
Kaskie named editor of prestigious journal on aging
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Brian Kaskie, associate professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health, has been named editor of "Public Policy & Aging Report," a quarterly journal published by the Gerontological Society of America that explores topics generated by the aging of society.
Iowa researcher comments on sharp decline in rural pharmacies
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) in the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds an ongoing drop in the number of rural pharmacies, and the study's co-author says one reason is the result of changes in Medicare prescription drug policies.
UI analysis finds significant increase in number of US children diagnosed with ADHD over 20 years
Friday, August 31, 2018
The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.
UI spin-out business uses artificial intelligence to detect eye disease
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Coralville-based IDx uses artificial intelligence technology developed at the University of Iowa to revolutionize the detection of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common in people who have diabetes.
Gruca research finds visiting doctors can ease provider shortages in rural areas
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Research by Tom Gruca, professor of marketing in the Tippie College of Business, finds that traveling doctors can help reduce the health care provider shortage in rural areas, but it comes with tradeoffs for the doctors in longer days and longer drives.
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