Posts Tagged ‘University of Iowa’
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2009 11:50 - 1 Comment
Therapy breaks barrier to repair brain damage
U. IOWA (US)—Researchers have discovered a nonsurgical way to treat a specific type of brain damage by turning the very blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2009 16:08 - 1 Comment
Active tots grow up to be leaner kids
“In the end, it doesn’t take that much extra physical activity to see a measurable outcome. Even 10 extra minutes a day makes a difference in protecting against excessive fat gains,” says lead researcher Kathleen Janz.
Society & Culture - Jul 23, 2009 5:00 - 0 Comments
Nature? Nurture? Or simply neither?
“This is one attempt at getting the ideas out there and starting a dialogue, continuing to educate the public and the scientific community, especially the younger generation of researchers,” psychologist Mark Blumberg explains. “We know we don’t have a sound bite that’s as clean and simple and sexy as saying ‘it’s genetic.’ But we’re working on it.”
Science & Technology - May 18, 2009 15:27 - 0 Comments
Ice Age sloth bone unearthed in Iowa
U. IOWA (US)—Researchers excavating a site in southwestern Iowa have discovered a bone from a type of giant Ice Age sloth never before recorded in the state. (more…)
