A new University of Iowa study in mice shows that exercise causes muscle to release a peptide that builds the muscle’s capacity for energy production and increases physical endurance, allowing longer and more intense exercise.

A University of Iowa researcher who is looking to find a cancer treatment in a deep sea sponge is the first from UI to receive a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to participate in a business development program.

A University of Iowa study in mice shows that drug-induced changes to the gut microbiome can cause obesity by reducing the resting metabolic rate, a term that refers to how quickly calories are burned while sleeping or resting.

Brian Dlouhy, MD, UI assistant professor of neurosurgery and member of the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, has been named the first Getch Scholar by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Congress of Neurosurgeons.

With the help of a robot developed by three UI undergrads, a neurosurgeon could complete a complicated, hours-long surgery without ever looking directly at the patient’s brain or the tumor that’s being removed.

Working at the Free Mental Health Clinic is one way that UI third-year medical student Tim Ando gives back: back to the community and back to those who have helped him along the way. Plus, he's learning a few things about becoming a better physician and a better communicator.

A University of Iowa study suggests that gamma interferon, an FDA-approved drug, may have potential as an antiviral therapy to prevent Ebola infection when given either before or after exposure to the virus.

Using data from over 21,000 patients, a UI study shows that survival has improved for women with stage IV breast cancer over the past two and a half decades and that receiving surgery to remove the primary tumor is associated with improved survival.

In honor of Jerre and Mary Joy Stead and their extraordinary commitment to children’s medicine at the University of Iowa, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the University of Iowa's request to rename UI Children’s Hospital the Stead Family University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

Apoorva Raikwar, a biology undergraduate and psychiatric nursing assistant at the University of Iowa, discusses the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and the importance to raise awareness about this ongoing public health issue.

A team of University of Iowa students will visit India in January to help a world-renowned eye doctor provide vision care and cataract surgery to more poor patients.

A new University of Iowa invention aims to make patients feel less like human pincushions when it comes to IV needles, while creating a technology that could be a significant player in the global health care market.