James Torner, director of the Iowa Stroke Registry in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, examines why Iowa is one of the few states to see its rate of death by stroke decrease in recent years.

The Sioux City Journal profiles Linda Kalin, director of the Iowa's Poison Control Center, who has been named an Iowa Public Health Hero by the UI College of Public Health.

UI neurologist Edgar Samaniego and Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez, director of neurointerventional surgery, are taking their fifth trip to South America to perform surgeries and train local providers. This time they’re going to Hospital Eugenio Espejo in Quito, Ecuador—the hospital where Samaniego did his first clinical rotations as a medical student.

A new collaboration between the UI College of Nursing and the Department of Theatre Arts is helping students from both put classroom theory into practice.

In support of its goal to build high-impact neuroscience research, the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI) has awarded its first Accelerator Grants. The four funded proposals represent a mix of foundational, translational, and clinical research. They focus on neuroscience topics that are new or that add value to existing research by branching out in a new direction.

The UI College of Public Health is working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation on a new clinical trial for a cancer drug that could be used to help people who have Parkinson’s Disease.

A study by Kang Zhao, assistant professor of management sciences in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, shows that participation in a smoking-cessation online community can help smokers quit, and that their level of activity in said can predict whether they can successfully kick the habit.

University of Iowa Health Care Marketing and Communications has been recognized for its program aimed at boosting girls’ interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and careers.

Online communities designed to help smokers quit are effective, especially if the person is an active participant, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Corinne Peek-Asa, professor of occupational and environmental health in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, says rural culture encourages too many farmers to "suck it up" when they're facing psychological or emotional stress instead of seeking mental health care.

Michael Abràmoff, a University of Iowa physician and scientist who successfully developed new technology to enhance the detection of eye disease in people affected by diabetes, will participate in two Congressional briefings on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

University of Iowa researchers have found that certain roundworms can preemptively prepare a defense system that protects their cells from damage. The finding could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in humans caused by damaged cells.