Posts Tagged ‘University of Iowa’
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. Continue…
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 10:36 - 5 Comments
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 - 3 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 - 1 Comment
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 - 1 Comment
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…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2010 14:03 - 0 Comments
Structural defects precede heart failure
U. IOWA (US)—The disruption of a structural component in heart muscle cells associated with heart failure appears to occur even before heart function starts to decline, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2010 9:16 - 0 Comments
Cell interaction determines development
U. IOWA (US)—New findings on how cells make specific interactions during development should help scientists better understand why the points of communication between nerve cells at times go awry—causing developmental disorders like autism and mental retardation. (more…)
