July 6, 2016 Dr. François Abboud has received a 5-year renewal of the T-32 grant that has funded the Cardiovascular Institutional Research Fellowship, a postdoctoral program providing mentorship, guidance, and support to physicians and basic scientists in cardiovascular medicine.
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July 5, 2016 Dr. Steven Lentz has recently been elected Chair of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB), one of the largest and most active councils of the American Heart Association.
July 5, 2016 Introducing the Chief Residents for 2016-2017!
June 27, 2016 Open-heart surgery to repair or replace valves can often be too great a risk for many patients despite the necessity of the procedure. Instead, these high-risk patients undergo a less-invasive valve-replacement procedure.
June 24, 2016 Half a million people are infected with staph bacteria each year, leading to skin infections, as well as more dangerous and deadly diseases, especially when the infection enters the bloodstream.
June 23, 2016 Dr. Anil Chauhan has accepted an invitation to join the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Study Section of the NIH’s Center for Scientific Review. During his six-year term, Dr. Chauhan will review and make re...
June 15, 2016 Earlier this week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study by Dr. Rohan Khera, graduating resident, and Dr. Siddharth Singh, a former resident at the University of Iow...
June 8, 2016 On Friday, June 3, the University of Iowa hosted a conference titled “Culturally Responsive Health Care in IOWA 2016.” Attendees met in the UI College of Public Health Building with the aim of address...
June 7, 2016 Bringing together more than 60 healthcare professionals at the Sheraton Hotel in Iowa City, the Division of Immunology/Allergy and Rheumatology hosted a day-long series of lectures, case presentations...
June 2, 2016 A naturally occurring vitamin, nicotinamide riboside (NR), can lower blood sugar levels, reduce fatty liver, and prevent peripheral nerve damage in mouse models of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D...