A new UI study shows how cells around the submucosal glands "squeeze" in response to a chemical produced by bacteria and inflammatory cells, a finding that could better our understanding of the mechanisms of cystic fibrosis.

A new study led by researchers with University of Iowa Health Care links the location of brain injury to levels of depression in patients following the injury has identified two distinct brain networks; one associated with increased depression symptoms and one associated with decreased depression symptoms.

Gene therapy was able to repair severely damaged muscle and significantly improved the survival of mice with a particular type of muscular dystrophy, according to a recent study from University of Iowa researchers.