Posts Tagged ‘University of Iowa’

6-foot-long lizard shared planet with mammals

DUKE / UC BERKELEY (US) — One of the biggest known lizards to ever live on land roamed tropical forests alongside mammals some 40 million years ago. Continue…

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 10:26 - 1 Comment

Society & Culture - Dec 3, 2012 16:32 - 2 Comments

Telecommuting blurs line between home, work

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Instead of being a way to balance career and family, US employees who telecommute often find themselves working more hours each week. (more…)

Vitamin D: No cure-all for older women

BROWN (US) — Postmenopausal women receive no additional mortality benefit from vitamin D after controlling for health risk factors such as abdominal obesity, a new study finds. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2011 10:55 - 1 Comment

Embryo: When (and where) arms, legs grow

NYU (US) — Biologists have identified a protein that plays a critical role in how early embryos develop, ensuring arms and legs grow in the right place at the right time. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments

Obesity may not protect post-surgery

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Obese patients with diabetes and hypertension have a three to seven-fold increased risk of kidney problems following non-cardiac surgery compared to patients of normal weight. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 15, 2011 13:49 - 0 Comments

Face it: Human perception isn’t unique

U. IOWA (US) — Humans aren’t the only ones who are able to recognize facial identity and emotional expression—pigeons can too. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 11:52 - 4 Comments

After stroke, add antidepressants

U. IOWA (US) — Taking a short course of antidepressants after a stroke appears to boost physically recovery months after the medication is stopped. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments

Lost protein leads to cystic fibrosis

U. IOWA (US) — A misprocessed protein that ends up in the wrong cellular location leads to symptoms of cystic fibrosis, including lung disease and gastrointestinal abnormalities. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2011 16:51 - 0 Comments

New muscular dystrophy mars cognition

U. IOWA (US) — Scientists have identified a new gene mutation that causes a type of muscular dystrophy that manifests itself in cognitive ways, not muscular ones. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 4, 2011 12:51 - 3 Comments

Depression, anxiety not synonymous

U. IOWA (US) — Anxiety and depression are often lumped together, but the way they manifest themselves is quite different, a significant finding for diagnosis and treatment purposes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2011 14:14 - 2 Comments

Meds may exacerbate brain tissue loss

U. IOWA (US) — Loss of brain tissue that at times occurs in patients with schizophrenia may be accelerated by antipsychotic medication commonly used to treat the condition. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2010 17:49 - 3 Comments

The case of the fear-free brain

U. IOWA (US) — Spiders, snakes, and slasher flicks—even public speaking—failed to arouse feelings of terror in a woman whose amygdala was destroyed. She simply was unable to be afraid. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 6, 2010 16:55 - 3 Comments

Diversity more than doubles learning

U. IOWA (US) — Toddlers who play with a broad array of objects named by shape learn new words twice as fast as those who play with similar objects. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 2, 2010 12:06 - 1 Comment

Pottersville towns remain 70 years later

U. IOWA (US) — Great Depression-era bank suspensions have had a lasting harmful effect on the hardest-hit communities, affecting suicide rates and disheartening residents decades later. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2010 17:10 - 0 Comments

Test screens deafness genes en masse

U. IOWA (US) — Pinpointing the exact genetic cause of inherited deafness can now be done with a single test. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 14:20 - 2 Comments

For a few, no HIV drugs needed

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A small number of people with HIV have the ability to control the infection without therapy by priming their immune system to target the virus. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 26, 2010 11:52 - 3 Comments

Not all guys recall come-ons

U. IOWA (US) — Even if a woman is perfectly clear in expressing sexual interest or rejection, young men vary in their ability to remember the cues, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 23, 2010 15:54 - 7 Comments

Kids conceived by IVF excel academically

U. IOWA (US) — Children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) perform better than age- and gender-matched peers on academic tests, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2010 23:09 - 0 Comments

Kids win the junk-food tug of war

U. IOWA (US)—Parents may prefer nutritious foods for the entire family, but their preference for healthy foods is about 50 percent weaker when they’re selecting products for the kids, rather than for themselves. (more…)

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