A new study in rats suggests that nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, may be useful for treating or preventing nerve pain (neuropathy) caused by chemotherapy drugs.
In a few years, Shea and Michael Jorgensen will be top recruits for Iowa—not as blue-chip athletes for the Hawkeyes but as doctors for a small community. The couple are fourth-year students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, preparing to interview for residencies where they will do their specialty training. Ultimately, they want to practice in rural Iowa, she in psychiatry and he in family medicine.
The 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented during a private ceremony on Thursday, June 8, at Hancher Auditorium. Categories include achievement, service, early career achievement, and friendship.
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld joined UI Health Care leaders, officials from the UI Foundation, and representatives from the Roy J. Carver Trust at a Feb. 3 dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and the $45 million Carver Trust grant that helped make the establishment of the institute possible.
Vitamin C has a patchy history as a cancer therapy, but researchers at the University of Iowa believe that is because it has often been used in a way that guarantees failure.
Have you ever wondered what it‘s like to be a medical student? If so, you're in luck. Carver College of Medicine first-year student Armando Cervantes created a video to give family, friends, and future students a first-hand glimpse into the daily life of a medical student.