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May07

Study to examine older drivers and assistive technology

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A federal grant will help University of Iowa researchers determine whether modern technology can help older drivers to drive more safely.

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May06

UI psychologist investigates newlyweds' tribulations

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Beyond the bliss of a wedding day lies a load of tribulations for newlyweds. In their rookie year as parents, many will face a significant drop in marital satisfaction. And nearly one-third of newlyweds are physically aggressive.

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May05

UI part of multicenter islet transplantation study

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The University of Iowa is serving as the data-coordinating center for a multicenter, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study that is testing new approaches to islet transplantation in adults with type 1 diabetes.

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May01

Papanicolaou receives national civil engineering prize

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A researcher in the University of Iowa College of Engineering has received one of the most prestigious awards given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Thanos Papanicolaou, Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, associate faculty research engineer at IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, and a researcher at the UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize.

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May01

Discovery has implications for heart disease

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A study, led by University of Iowa researchers, reveals a new dimension for a key heart enzyme and sheds light on an important biological pathway involved in cell death in heart disease. The study, published in the May 2 issue of Cell, has implications for understanding, and potentially for diagnosing and treating, heart failure and arrhythmias.

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Apr30

Turning on cell-cell communication wipes out Staph biofilms

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University of Iowa researchers have succeeded in wiping out established biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) by hijacking one of the bacteria's own regulatory systems. Although the discovery is not ready for clinical application, the findings offer insight into a dispersal mechanism for staph biofilms and might help identify therapeutic targets.

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Apr28

UI contributes to gene therapy breakthrough for blinding eye disease

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Researchers at the University of Iowa played a key role in a landmark gene therapy breakthrough reported Sunday, April 27, in an online article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Apr28

UI Children's Hospital receives $100,000 safety grant

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University of Iowa Children's Hospital in Iowa City is one of six children's hospitals in the United States selected to receive a $100,000 grant from the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions to develop a Safe Escape Program.

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Apr25

UI student engineering team's hand-held water sanitizer wins EPA award

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A team of Iowa engineers has won national recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for developing a hand-held water sanitizer to disinfect drinking water in households of poor communities around the world. The team of 15 students from the University of Iowa College of Engineering chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) won first place in the EPA's fourth annual People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3 Awards) competition.

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Apr18

Helms wins Fulbright award to study vaccine policy in Australia

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Charles Helms, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct vaccine policy research in Australia.

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