In a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Pathology, University of Iowa researchs report that highly aggressive cancer cells themselves may generate their own vascular networks independent of angiogenesis.
American premiere of Twyla Tharp's 'Diabelli' is official kick-off of UI Millennium Festival
Attendance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities does not negatively influence growth in openness to diversity for black students, according to a study conducted by two University of Iowa researchers.
Two University of Iowa researchers have made an important step forward in understanding how search tasks are performed by the human visual system.
Findings from a University of Iowa Health Care study may provide important new clues in understanding how breast cancer spreads.
Current University of Iowa Health Care research suggests that children of alcohol-dependent parents are at greater risk for several different types of childhood psychiatric disorders. The study also showed that when a parent has both alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder, the alcoholism seems to contribute more to a child's behavioral difficulties.
Results from a University of Iowa Health Care study may help researchers better understand and find ways to treat heart problems related to a certain type of muscular dystrophy.
The National Archives and Records Administration has selected the University of Iowa Center for the Book to produce a special quality paper that will be used to help preserve the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
A University of Iowa Health Care study suggests that for people with less athletic training, progressive exercise like running or bicycling may decrease the normal number of propelling and non-propelling contractions in the colon.
A team of University of Iowa engineers is studying how conventional airbags work in order to help researchers design safer airbags for new cars and trucks.
Hancher Auditorium Millennium Festival during the 1999-2000 performing arts season at the University of Iowa is one of the world's most ambitious artistic celebrations of the millennium and features 16 major commissions in music, theater and dance.
CpG DNA stimulates human dendritic cells, the master control cells of the immune system, and may lead to improved vaccines and immune therapies for cancer, according to University of Iowa Health Care findings.
University of Iowa Health Care researchers may have found a way to prevent prostate cancer from spreading, according to research findings in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research.
Decision making highly depends on one's emotions. When certain parts of the brain are damaged, people may be unable to generate emotional responses. Where the brain damage occurs may affect how decision making is hampered, according to a University of Iowa study.
A University of Iowa Health Care study examines how children from many cultures respond to obvious differences among their peers.
A University of Iowa professor has teamed up with seven Native American tribes to teach aspiring archaeologists how to respect artifacts and human remains of Indians, an approach he hopes will catch on nationally.
When the Space Shuttle Columbia begins its scheduled five-day mission on July 19, it will carry a University of Iowa oxygen sensing system that may enable researchers to accurately monitor and study human cell growth and metabolism in space.
Will Hillary Clinton or Rudolph Giuliani be the next senator from New York? You can buy shares of either candidate in the Iowa Electronic Markets to back up your choice. Professors at the University of Iowa College of Business have opened a web-based electronic stock market where traders can speculate about the outcome of the 2000 New York Senate race.
Patients' assessments of hospital maternity care may help prospective mothers make informed health care choices, according to a study based on data from the Cleveland Health Quality Choice program.
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have found that, in some cases, adolescents diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma may actually have exercise-induced hyperventilation.
Many older adults still do not receive flu and pneumococcal vaccinations despite their proven safety and effectiveness in helping some elderly people -- especially those with chronic medical conditions -- avoid more serious illness.
A University of Iowa reading test appears to be more sensitive than other reading tests, able to pick up on even subtle reading problems of patients recovering from brain injuries.
Achieving financial savings in the operating room may require patients to wait longer for elective surgery -- as long as a year. However, a University of Iowa researcher has a better way.
Anybody who has ever battled through migraines knows just how agonizing they can be; however, nobody has ever figured out why the painful headaches persist as long as they do. Until now.
A brief yet sensitive test developed by University of Iowa Health Care researchers shows promise as a quick and effective substitute for the usually lengthy and expensive personality disorders interview.
A University of Iowa treatment involving high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants may be more effective against advanced breast cancer than standard treatments -- despite conflicting results from similar strategies tested elsewhere.
A University of Iowa study has advanced understanding of an inherited condition that causes deafness, usually at birth, and development of goiter in childhood.
People with progeria have extremely low levels of antioxidant enzymes, University of Iowa researchers reported in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
Doctors prescribe antibiotics for bacterial infections; however, the drugs usually do not work if bacteria cluster as biofilms. Scientists must develop ways to combat biofilm infections, a University of Iowa researcher wrote in the May 21 Science cover story.
By most indicators, 1999 looks like it will be a great year to be a law school graduate. And, according to the University of Iowa College of Law placement office, in 1998, 220 law firms conducted on-campus interviews, the highest number in the last six years.
Pregnant women with diabetes must check their glucose levels and take insulin several times daily to ensure their babies are born without birth defects. However, there may be a better way to deal with diabetes during pregnancies, according to a University of Iowa study.
To speed up the recovery process of surgery patients and, therefore, decrease staffing costs, many hospitals have embraced fast-tracking -- keeping patients in a lighter anesthetized state so they regain consciousness sooner. However, a University of Iowa researcher has found the new strategy's may or may not save an institution money.
Many physicians withhold pain medication from patients in emergency situations because of informed consent issues or because the doctors believe the drugs may affect the accuracy of their diagnoses, a University of Iowa survey found.
A University of Iowa researcher, with data and assistance from Duke University, has found that it is quite normal for blood pressures in women to drop or increase dramatically during cesarean sections.
A University of Iowa research team has developed a way to isolate replicating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules that scientists then can use to examine the replication process under controlled conditions.
A University of Iowa study adds to growing evidence that being shy or outgoing may be all in your head. Investigators looking at cerebral blood flow and personality found more conclusive signs of different brain activity in introverts and extroverts.
The social environment of people with schizophrenia, specifically the quantity of social support they receive, may affect how long they live, according to a University of Iowa study published in the March 22 issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
A group of national and international experts in disability studies and in film studies will gather at The University of Iowa March 26-28 for the first-ever conference examining the representation of disabilities in movies.
The most knowledgeable family physicians may be sued for malpractice the most, according to a University of Iowa College of Medicine study shows.
As more and more people turn to herbs to treat what ails them, a University of Iowa pharmacist recommends that patients be cautious.
For the first time ever, University of Iowa researchers have confirmed how a protein complex, when defective, causes limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
The March 3, 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring public schools to pay for one-to-one nursing care to some disabled students will benefit the disabled nationwide, says a University of Iowa law professor and leading American with Disabilities Act expert.
People accessing the World Wide Web don't want to turn to a dictionary to decipher what they are reading on any particular site. But if individuals are looking up medical materials, they likely may need such assistance, according to a recent University of Iowa study.
Although cochlear implants have opened up the world of sound for many individuals with profound hearing loss or deafness, the devices fall short of replicating the normal hearing process. But that could soon change.
An imbalance in how genes are expressed on a female's two X chromosomes may lead to the development of ovarian cancer in some women, University of Iowa Cancer Center researchers report in the Feb. 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The University of Iowa announced today that it has received biotechnology patents valued at $35 million from DuPont. The gift puts Iowa at the forefront of a new trend in technology transfer in which industry donates intellectual property to universities.
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease are likely to have a harder time identifying objects while they are walking or traveling in a vehicle than those without the disease, according to a University of Iowa study.
Wood-eating termites' digestive processes that prove so maddening to homeowners may provide insight into why some animals produce more greenhouse gasses than others, said a University of Iowa researcher whose work appears in the Jan. 29 issue of Science.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- An enzyme notorious for making a bad situation worse when it comes to inflammation causes the brain's blood vessels to dilate when the brain becomes injured, a University of Iowa study revealed.
A University of Iowa physician hopes that by detailing fatal conditions of two sibling infants he can increase the awareness of the carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome that affected the infants and help other physicians recognize, diagnose and treat the disorder.
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