UI assistant professor of internal medicine James McNamara and colleagues have developed a probe that can detect an enzyme given off by the staph bacteria, allowing doctors to find staph infections in 90 minutes rather than waiting up to 24 hours for lab analysis.

University of Iowa graduate student Emily Inman was diagnosed with a condition called aplastic anemia was she was 10 years old. She now plans to use her own experience with pediatric cancer to help other young survivors.

Herky took to the dance floor along with University of Iowa students, oncology patients, and their family members and friends during the 20th UI Dance Marathon. The Big Event raised $1,801,032.20—$300,000 more than last year and the largest amount in the event’s history.

The University of Iowa Dance Marathon announced Saturday night that UI students and partners raised $1,801,032.20—$300,000 more than last year and the largest amount in the event’s history.

Today, University of Iowa's Dance Marathon marks its 20th anniversary of helping fund pediatric cancer research at the UI Carver College of Medicine and providing programs for patients and their families at UI Children's Hospital. Those affected most talk about the impact of improving cancer research.

A genetic mechanism that controls the production of a large spike-like protein on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria alters the ability of the bacteria to form clumps and to cause disease, according to a new University of Iowa study.

A series of coincidences and a collaboration with researchers at the University of Iowa and Columbia University gave Michael Stone, Ironman triathlete, fundraiser, advocate, and author, answers about the retinal condition that has left him legally blind.

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, the home to the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, plans to start a revolution in modern medicine: personal genomic medicine, which is prescribed based on the patient's genetic makeup rather than her or his body index.

An estimated 120,000 new adults are projected to be eligible for dental care through the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan under the Affordable Care Act. As a step toward helping Iowa dentists prepare and adapt, the University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center and College of Dentistry conducted a survey late last year to investigate access to dental care in Iowa, assess capacity, and identify gaps in the...

As the 20th University of Iowa Dance Marathon approaches Friday, Feb. 7, alumni reflect on the many ways the organization has impacted their lives.

Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed an ingenious noninvasive chemical probe that can detect the presence of a common species of staph in less than an hour.

Sue Curry, dean of the UI College of Public Health, cautions against the "rush to medicalize social conditions...let's not blindly accept a cultural norm that the best solutions to conditions of living come from medications."