Health Care
Tomblin: Hearing aids improve children's speech, language skills
Friday, April 4, 2014
A recent study led by Bruce Tomblin, UI professor of communication sciences and disorders, found that greater improvement in hearing via hearing aids led to better speech and language skills for children with mild and moderate-to-severe hearing loss.
Mini-medical school series to focus on personalized cancer care
Thursday, April 3, 2014
University of Iowa Health Care specialists will hold a series of Mini-Medical School presentations on the science behind personalized cancer care over a three-week period beginning April 15.
AirCare celebrates 35 years
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
AirCare, the air medical service run by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, celebrated its 35th anniversary this week having served 25,000 patients and flown 3.5 million miles.
UI professor explains anomaly in geographic cluster of herpes virus
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A unique combination of virology expertise, military experience, and connection to the source of a common lab strain of the herpes virus allowed UI professor Charles Grose to explain an outlier among geographical clusters of the virus.
Robinson comments on blood pressure, brain function
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Regarding another researcher's study showing high blood pressure in young adulthood leads to lower brain function in mid-life: UI professor Jennifer Robinson says, "We're finding subtle changes early that have cumulatively negative effects; the public health data is extremely clear."
Young scientists inspired by State Hygienic Lab mentors
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Budding scientists from across the state are gaining extra insight into their projects with help from mentors at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa .
UI study finds new drug lowers cholesterol beyond what statins can do
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
New research by Jennifer Robinson, director of the Prevention Intervention Center at the UI College of Public Health, finds that an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug is effective when combined with statins when it comes to helping hard-to-treat patients.
UI study associates diet drinks with heart disease in older women
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Diet drinks may increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, and other heart problems in postmenopausal women, according to a UI study.
UI study finds diet drinks associated with heart trouble for older women
Monday, March 31, 2014
Drinking two or more diet drinks a day may increase the risk of heart disease, including heart attack and stroke, in otherwise healthy postmenopausal women, according to a new University of Iowa study.
Media advisory: Student Research in the Capitol event April 1
Monday, March 31, 2014
The University of Iowa, along with other Iowa regents institutions, will showcase undergraduate student research projects, from archaeology to public health, at the annual Research in the Capitol event on Tuesday, April 1 in Des Moines. There are 20 UI student research projects on display, with the students on hand to discuss them.
Obermann Center to host Health Humanities Symposium April 4 to 5
Friday, March 28, 2014
The UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will hold a working symposium, Health Humanities: Building the Future of Research and Teaching, April 4 and 5. From music therapy to finding well-being through the written word, organizers hope the two-day series of events will allow attendees to build bridges across the arts, humanities and health sciences, offering "incalculable benefits."
Empowering and educating
Friday, March 28, 2014
“It’s Time…To Talk About It!: Your voice. Our future. Prevent sexual violence,” is the theme of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an initiative organized locally by the Rape Victim Advocacy Program in collaboration with other campus and community organizations.
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