Taking a particular type of medication to treat enlarged prostate is associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a large observational study led by researchers at the University of Iowa.
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Rainbo Hultman, PhD named associate director for diversity, equity, inclusion in the Iowa Neuroscience Institute.
Twelve University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty have received pilot grants from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust as part of a new COVID-19 research program.
New research from the University of Iowa and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center demonstrates that offspring can be protected from the effects of prenatal stress by administering a neuroprotective compound during pregnancy.
Meghan Connett, MD, clinical assistant professor in family medicine, is the recipient of this year’s individual Culturally Responsive Health Care Award.
Congrats to Michihiko Goto, MD, on receiving a five-year, $731,346 K08 grant to continue his work on antimicrobial stewardship. The study will aid in the development of a more adaptive “smart antibiogram.”
UI Health Care experts are again lending their expertise in clinical research to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, this time a large, Phase 3 trial for a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax, Inc.
Research on faulty genetic material by University of Iowa (UI) Carver College of Medicine professor Christopher Ahern recently was licensed by Tevard Biosciences, a company that is seeking to treat certain forms of epilepsy.
Rainbo Hultman, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics and a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, is one of three winners of the 2021 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Awards from the McKnight Endowment Fund.
Two second-year medical students, Becky Peoples and Bryn Meyers, talk about human rights.