Ophthalmology
Researchers create most detailed molecular map of eye region associated with vision loss
Understanding eye diseases is tricky enough. Knowing what causes them at the molecular level is even more confounding.
Aug 1, 2014
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University of Iowa
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study identifies genetic risks for suicide death in individuals with bipolar disorder
A new study shows that individuals with bipolar disorder who are exposed to significant trauma may be at greater risk for suicide death, suggesting that clinical diagnosis of or genetic predisposition to trauma-related conditions ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Cardiology
Studies find pharmacists help patients control blood pressure
If you have hypertension, it pays to include a pharmacist in a medical-care team.
May 15, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers confirm brain region's role in mind-body communication
University of Iowa researchers have confirmed in a new study that a specific region in the brain is critical to governing the mind's communication with the body's motor control system. The findings could yield advances in ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study discovers link between cancer and autism
A group of University of Iowa researchers has shown that although patients who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a higher burden of mutations in cancer-promoting oncogenes, they actually have ...
Apr 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study finds distinct brain networks associated with risk and resilience in depression
A new study that 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 ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Medical research
Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle
What started as an evolutionary protection against starvation has become a biological "bad joke" for people who need to lose weight. The human body doesn't distinguish between dieting and possible starvation, so when there ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
Rare pre- and post-operative recordings show what happens after the brain loses a hub
A University of Iowa-led team of international neuroscientists have obtained the first direct recordings of the human brain in the minutes before and after a brain hub crucial for language meaning was surgically disconnected. ...
Dec 8, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Research team developing bioactive gel to treat knee injuries
Knee injuries are the bane of athletes everywhere, from professionals and college stars to weekend warriors. Current surgical options for repairing damaged cartilage caused by knee injuries are costly, can have complications, ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Proteomics and precision medicine
As medical professionals search for new ways to personalize diagnosis and treatment of disease, a research team at the University of Iowa has already put into practice what may be the next big step in precision medicine: ...
Feb 5, 2016
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