Kamholz Featured in Story on Educating Law Enforcement on Huntington's
One little drop of your blood may someday predict how long you’ll live
Reprinted from The Washington Post
Blood has many roles in the metaphorical life of the human body. It’s the organ of kinship (“blood ties”), the seat of emotion (“blood lust”) and a vehicle for identity (“travel is in his blood”). But might it also be a window on the body’s fate?
Many scientists are trying to answer that question as a practical matter, not a metaphor. They are scouring the blood for biomarkers — easily measured substances that illuminate what’s going on in hard-to-reach places. ...
Fritzsch named Collegiate Fellow
The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) has named Professor of Biology Bernd Fritzsch as Collegiate Fellow, the college’s highest faculty honor, in recognition of his distinguished research, teaching, and service. Fritzsch will serve a renewable five-year appointment as CLAS Collegiate Fellow.
“Professor Fritzsch is a leading neuroscientist internationally,” CLAS Dean Chaden Djalali said, “and it is my great privilege to name him Collegiate Fellow. His influential research has been key to establishing the University of Iowa’s reputation as a vital center...
UI College of Dentistry promotes geriatric dental care in the classroom and community
Mobile dental unit serves nursing homes while dental clinic nurse practitioner connects health care services. Read more about it here in Iowa News.
3/30/2017
Report offers tips to help plan final arrangements
Family members experience many emotions when a loved one dies. What can be lost during the grieving are decisions about final arrangements.
A new report from the University of Iowa aims to ease the stress for individuals and families wrestling with end-of-life decisions, from choosing a funeral home to paying for services, burial, and related expenses. To read the article in its entirety, click...
Timing, cognitive issues in Parkinson’s disease
The ability to consciously guide movements over a timeframe of a few seconds is a simple but universal thinking skill in mammals. It also is an ability that is consistently impaired in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and for University of Iowa neurologist Nandakumar Narayanan, MD, PhD, that makes “timing” an ideal tool to study cognitive problems in PD. In a new study, published online in the journal Current Biology, the researchers show for the first time that brain stimulation of specific neurons at a specific frequency can improve timing in mice that are missing dopamine. The...
Jan Wessel Awarded Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychophysiology
University of Iowa AMBI Faculty member, Jan Wessel, was an the 2016 Early Career Award winner at the recent 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 21-25, 2016. Wessel, an Assistant Professor who joined the UI faculty in October 2015, holds appointments in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences as well as the Department of Neurology. He presented his talk on September 24, 2016, entitled "Cognitive Control After Surprising Events: A Universal-Fronto-Basal Ganglia Mechanism." The Center on Aging and the Aging Mind and Brain Initiative congratulate Dr. Wessel on this award.
Parkinson's disease protection may begin in the gut
Research findings of Aging Mind & Brain Initiative faculty member, Veena Prahalad, are featured in this week's Iowa Now publication. Read more about these findings here.
9/15/2016
Why Iowa should lead on aging issues
The linked article, "Why Iowa Should Lead on Aging Issues," published in the Des Moines Register on Saturday, July 30, is written by John Hale of The Hale Group and Elevate Aging. The UI Center on Aging asks you to take a moment to read the article that brings attention to the need for action on aging and caregiving issues in the state of Iowa, to give people a flavor for why action is needed, and to encourage people to get engaged. We are working with Elevate...
Center on Aging Affiliate from Iowa State uncovers links between obesity and the brain
Auriel Willette, a scientist from Iowa State University, became an affiliate with the Center on Aging and the Aging Mind and Brain Initiative in 2015. Read about his recently discovered links between obesity and the brain.
The Iowa State University assistant professor in food science and human nutrition says one-third of the American population is obese. While the physical impact of obesity on physical health is well-documented, Willette is curious about what obesity does to the brain.
“We focus on all these diseases that could kill you, but people tend to think of those...