The following is from Genova Technologies:  CEDAR RAPIDS — Genova Technologies, Inc. of Cedar Rapids has teamed with Noblis of Falls Church, Virginia, and the University of Iowa to assist the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop a strategic plan to maximize CMS’s data and resources for Comparative Effectiveness Research. The team was awarded...
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The following is from Iowa State University: AMES, Iowa – A research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has discovered the crystal structures of pumps that remove heavy metal toxins from bacteria, making them resistant to antibiotics. The findings are published in the Sept. 23 issue of...
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Emerging Infectious Disease fellows join State Hygienic Laboratory The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories will fund two Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) fellows assigned to the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa for one year beginning this month. Amy Terry of Kalamazoo, Mich., and...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – How much radiation exposure do you receive through x-rays, scans or other tests? An innovative project is planned in Cedar Rapids to answer that question. Dr. Jim Levett, president of the Cedar Rapids Healthcare Alliance board, said the study will examine imaging tests, such as positron emission tomography or PET scans;...
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From University of Iowa Health Care:    Children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) perform at least as well as their peers on academic tests at all ages from grade 3 to 12, according to a new University of Iowa study. In fact, the study, published in the October issue of the journal Human...
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The following is from University of Iowa Health Care: IOWA CITY – The Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center at the University of Iowa has received a five-year, $7.8 million grant renewal from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to advance its work on finding treatments for muscular dystrophies. The...
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The following is from Iowa State University: AMES – A new Iowa State University study has found that corn bred to contain increased levels of beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A. The discovery gives added support to the promise of biofortified corn being developed through conventional plant breeding as an effective tool...
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The following is from the Commonwealth Fund: According to a new Commonwealth Fund report, 16.6 million small business employees work in firms that will be eligible for tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA.) The credits, designed to offset health insurance premium costs and help small businesses afford and maintain health insurance, are...
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 The following is from the University of Iowa:  IOWA CITY – Two researchers in the University of Iowa Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science have received funding to study ways to treat the problems caused by reduced mobility, which results from stroke and spinal cord injuries.  Susanne Morton, Ph.D., assistant professor, received...
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The following is from University of Iowa Health Care: Image: UI study shows that T-tubule disruption starts to occur even before any decline in heart function is detectable. The study also finds that T-tubule disorganization gradually worsens over the progression of heart disease and correlates with the severity of cardiac hypertrophy and predicts heart...
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