University of Iowa researchers have discovered a biomarker that could give expecting mothers and their doctors the first simple blood test to reliably predict that a pregnant woman may develop preeclampsia, at least as early as 6 weeks into the pregnancy.

In yet another endorsement for getting on your feet and walking, UI researchers said Wednesday that people with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease may improve their motor function, mood, fatigue levels, and more by taking regular aerobic walks.

A new study led by University of Iowa researchers suggests that brisk walking may improve the physical and mental symptoms of patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease.

It will be another two years before the UI Children's Hospital tower is complete, but one newly built amenity for young patients already is being put to good use; the hospital's outdoor playground, which has been closed the past two years due to construction, reopened this week.

The Iowa Lions Eye Bank, a leading resource for research on eye diseases and cornea transplantation, is housed at the University of Iowa. Researchers are using the Eye Bank to understand blinding eye diseases and develop new treatments.

Naowarut Charoenca can’t help but appreciate the value of relationships—those developed over a lifetime, as well as the new ones she is cultivating with colleagues as part of a three-month visiting professorship in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

UI neurologist Nancy Andreasen, who has spent decades studying creativity, shares her research on where genius comes from, whether it is dependent on high IQ, and why it is so often accompanied by mental illness.

University of Iowa researchers have discovered a new form of neurotransmission that influences the long-lasting memory created by addictive drugs, like cocaine and opioids, and the subsequent craving for these drugs of abuse. Loss of this type of neurotransmission creates changes in brains cells that resemble the changes caused by drug addiction.

UI neurologist Eric Dyken, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the UI Hospitals and Clinics, discusses the latest research on sleep, including how wasting time before bedtime could be shattering your plans for shut eye.

Corrine Peek-Asa, director of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center, praises an online program for teen drivers and their parents; study results show those teens spend more time behind the wheel and fail fewer driving tests compared to their peers using a standard state-issued manual.

UI physician Christopher Buresh, who was awarded the 2014 Individual Governor's Volunteer award, visits Haiti every three months or so carrying out the work of the organization he founded, Community Health Initiative-Haiti.

The Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team (JCSART) Fund—which was established last fall by local health-care providers and other generous donors with gifts made through the University of Iowa Foundation—helps support the JCSART, one of many resources that can help lessen trauma for sexual assault victims and survivors.