While the number of casinos in Iowa has doubled since 1995, there are fewer gamblers overall, and fewer gambling addicts as well, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. The results suggest the market for gaming facilities, in Iowa and other states, reaches a saturation point. Findings published in the journal Annals of Clinical Psychiatry.
UIowa law professor and criminal law expert Jim Tomkovicz analyzes the legacy of the Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision, argued 50 years ago next month, that guarantees legal representation for indigents.
Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from pollution by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant coating, according to a University of Iowa researcher and her colleagues from Cardiff University, U.K.
A University of Iowa study suggests that cancer cells are more resistant than normal cells to the powerful fluid forces found in the bloodstream. This resistance to fluid shear stress could provide a biomarker to improve detection and monitoring of circulating cancer cells in blood.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have explained how infants learn by looking, and the crucial role these activities play in how infants gain knowledge. Their computer model of babies aged 6 weeks to one year shows how infants use looking to create knowledge and to sear that knowledge into memory. The model also explains how infants' looking and learning changes as they develop. Results appear in the journal Cognitive Science.
A new study published Nov. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that patients who have a cardiac arrest in the hospital today are more likely to survive and to avoid neurological disability than they were ten years ago.
A team of University of Iowa researchers has received a three-year, $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop an improved nuclear and radioactive threat detection network for the United States.
Infants who have a close, intimate relationship with at least one parent are less likely to experience emotional or behavioral problems in childhood, according to a University of Iowa study. The researchers found that a child can be close to either the mother or the father to reap the emotional dividend, and that closeness with both parents conferred no additional advantage. Results published in the journal Child Development.
University of Iowa management professor Jeffrey Ohlmann studies how communities can more easily and inexpensively transport voting machines on Election Day, while reducing the possibility of voter fraud.
A University of Iowa-led research team has created the most detailed, three-dimensional rendering of a key region of a mammal lung. The model is important, because it can help scientists understand where and how lung diseases emerge as well as advance how drugs are delivered through the respiratory system. Results appear in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
University of Iowa researchers find that total knee replacement surgeries have more than doubled in 20 years. The study, published Sept. 26 in JAMA, suggests the growth is driven by both the increase in the number of older Americans and increased demand among older adults for total knee replacements.
A research team at the University of Iowa has engineered a better design for hip implants for obese patients. The team learned that thigh size is a reason why hip implants fail, and why it contributes to an increased rate of failure for the morbidly obese. Results are published in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
A new University of Iowa study suggests there are two root causes of a type of diabetes associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). The findings, which already have sparked a clinical trial, may guide development of new treatments or even help prevent diabetes in patients with CF.
When stock analysts aren’t sure how to assess the earnings of a hard to value firm, they often just predict those earnings will follow the general trend of the market, according to new research from the University of Iowa.
It's been a cruel summer for Mitt Romney on the University of Iowa's political prediction market, as traders have dropped the price of his contract 16 percent since June.
University of Iowa instruments will be on board when -- on Aug. 24 -- NASA launches two identical satellites from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to begin its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission to study the extremes of space weather and help scientists improve space weather forecasts.
A research team led by the University of Iowa has upended current thinking about areas in the human brain responsible for self-awareness. Using a rare patient with damage to areas considered vital to be self-aware, the team learned the patient was not only self-aware, but capable of introspection and self-insight. The researchers propose that self-awareness is a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain rather than confined to specific areas.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have pinpointed for the first time the area in the human brain where doubt arises. The finding helps explain why older people, as well as others with damage to a specific brain region, are more prone to fall victim to deception and scams. Results published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a key protein that causes muscles to atrophy. The protein, Gadd45a, is responsible for 40 percent of the gene activity associated with muscle deterioration. The finding opens the door to therapies to block Gadd45a and thus to deter muscle atrophy. Results appear in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Babies born to overweight mothers gain less weight and grow more slowly than those born to normal-weight mothers, a University of Iowa study has found. But they do catch up, meaning that pediatricians should refrain from boosting their nutrition, which could make matters worse. Results appear in the Journal of Pediatrics.
A sense of belonging and attachment to a group of co-workers is a better motivator for some employees than money, according to a new study by University of Iowa researchers.
Workers for big multinational companies who spend time on a foreign assignment have a high turnover rate when they come back home, and a new study suggests that’s because they don’t feel fully appreciated for their global work.
A University of Iowa study finds that many race fans still watch NASCAR races for the car wrecks, but more have tuned in to see who wins the race since the circuit adopted its Chase for the Cup championship series.
A new study by the MBA Roundtable indicates that MBA curricular changes in the past three years have added new concentrations and electives, and made programs more flexible with such programs as accelerated degree options.
University of Iowa researchers have found that limited sleep can affect police officers' health and their job performance. It's the first peer-reviewed look at the relationship of sleep, health and job in the context of shift work.
University of Iowa scientists have created a technique to help satellites "see" through the clouds and better estimate the concentration of pollutants, such as soot.
Study shows that the liquid coating the airways is more acidic in newborn pigs with cystic fibrosis than in healthy newborn pigs. The increased acidity reduces the ability of the liquid to kill bacteria. Making the airway liquid less acidic restores bacterial killing in CF airways to almost normal levels.
Obesity and its associated problems such as diabetes and fatty liver disease are increasingly common global health concerns. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that a natural substance found in apple peel can partially protect mice from obesity and some of its harmful effects.
Researchers have discovered how a part of the brain helps predict future events from past experiences. The work sheds light on the function of the front-most part of the frontal lobe, known as the frontopolar cortex, an area of the cortex uniquely well developed in humans in comparison with apes and other primates.
MRI images taken by a University of Iowa researcher show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t.
A University of Iowa international finance expert says the Greek and European economic plight shows limits of state sovereignty in an age of globalization as it drags the global economy down further.
Consumers pay as much as 31 percent more for insurance because companies have to comply with regulations from many states instead of a single regulator, according to research by a University of Iowa insurance and finance expert.
University of Iowa researcher Chris Brochu’s paper on the discovery of a new crocodile species was just published in the May 3 issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
A Tweeter from India used technology to package his qualifications and impress the judges for the Tippie MBA’s International Tweet Competition at the University of Iowa.
Research by a University of Iowa law professor and corruption law expert suggests that reaching an out of court settlement for Mexican bribery allegations might not be best for Walmart.
The bloody Bosnian civil war started 20 years ago this month, and while the subsequent UN war crimes tribunal has brought many leaders of the slaughter to justice, a UIowa legal expert says it has not met its other goals.
With Rick Santorum suspending his campaign Tuesday, Mitt Romney is now the all-but-official Republican nominee, an outcome the Iowa Electronic Markets saw as the most probable since Sept. 11, 2011.
A new clinical trial conducted by University of Iowa researchers shows that delivering high doses of "load," or stress, to bone by activating the skeletal muscle with programmed electrical stimulation significantly slows the loss of bone density in patients with spinal cord injury.
Businesses may be in a hiring mood if the numbers at this month's University of Iowa spring job and internship fair are any indication. More than 130 employers are recruiting at the fair this spring, up from 108 last year.
Money is great for buying stuff, but a new study by University of Iowa business professors suggests it's also useful for keeping score and might help people make better decisions.
Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
Some invest their money in stocks, some in bonds, some in real estate. Now, investors are putting their money into lawsuits, and University of Iowa law professor Maya Steinitz said this growing market needs government regulation.
A University of Iowa team has worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, published Jan. 6 in Science, could help develop rapid, large-scale screening of potential muscular dystrophy therapies.
The University of Iowa College of Law will live-stream a class this spring that examines legal and public policy challenges posed by a population that is getting older and more susceptible to dementia.
Newt Gingrich is still the frontrunner in Iowa, but his support in the state may be declining, according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.
University of Iowa researchers and colleagues have discovered how malaria manipulates the immune system to allow the parasite to persist in the bloodstream. By rescuing this immune system pathway, the research team was able to cure mice of bloodstream malaria infections.
The application Tweet is going global, as the University of Iowa's Tippie MBA full-time program will award one full financial award package to the applicant from outside the United States who offers the best application Tweet.
Economists worry Europe is headed for a catastrophic economic crash, but what does one look like? University of Iowa professor Paul Weller explains how you can tell the economy has crashed when crash is only a metaphor.
University of Iowa engineers have published their findings from a study of residential soils in the city of Cedar Rapids, making it one of only a few such U.S. urban soil studies ever conducted.
Rules that are supposed to ensure minimum standards may in the end serve only to lower standards further than they might be without any rules at all, according to a study by a University of Iowa researcher.
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