Sheila Mennen, R.NCS.T, CNCT, was named the 2013 American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET) tech of the year. Sheila received this award at the annual meeting held in Las Vegas th...
Dr. William Talman, MD, Professor of Neurology, has been nominated to be President of the American Physiological Society.
Dr. Kumar Narayanan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, has earned the S. Weir Mitchell Award from the American Academy of Neurology. This award is designed to encourage basic research in neu...
The University of Iowa Electroencephalography (EEG) lab was recently granted accreditation as a Neurophysiology Intra-Operative Monitoring (NIOM) Laboratory by the American Board of Registered EEG Tec...
Dr. Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre has been named Residency Director, Department of Neurology Residency Program. Dr. Gonzalez-Alegre's commitment to the department's tripartite missions of education, clinical...
Dr. Mark Granner has been named Vice-Chair for Clinical Programs in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Granner will oversee all clinical services (inpatient and outpatient) and work with the Division an...
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University of Iowa physician William T. Talman, MD assumed office as the 95th President of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) on July 1st. Talman is a Professor of N...
Tired all the time? Do the neighbors complain they hear you snore at night? You are not alone!
Through this issue of Washington Update I send my greetings to all members of FASEB societies as I prepare to move from serving as President to Past President of FASEB. My term as President, and the o...
While the cause of a traumatic brain injury -- a car wreck, a fall down the stairs, a concussion on the soccer field -- is often known, the next steps in the treatment process and predictions of a pat...
David Halvorson’s job as an engineer at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids means he spends lots of time at the computer. So when his right hand movement became slow and a bit of clumsiness set in about ...
George Richerson, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa, recently received a $1.4 million research grant to investigate the causes, predictors, and metho...
A new study led by the University of Iowa and the Mayo Clinic suggests that regular use of aspirin may reduce the risk for rupture of intracranial aneurysms.
Beverly Davidson, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on inherited diseases and gene therapy and a leader in developing novel therapies for brain disorders, will be featured in an upcoming episo...
University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie is interested in the effect of acid in the brain (not that kind of acid!). His studies suggest that increased acidity—or low pH—in the brain is linked to ...
During a stroke, which occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted by a blood clot or hemorrhage, every second matters. A partnership between Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa, and Un...
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TORONTO – The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) will recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers in neurology during the AAN’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, April 10 through 17, 2010, th...
Leaders of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care and the UI Foundation have announced a $2 million gift from the Carver Charitable Trust that will estab...
Dr. Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre has been selected as the recipient of American Academy of Neurology’s Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators. The Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders...
The University of Iowa has been awarded a prestigious NIH "NINDS Research Education Program for Residents and Fellows in Neurology and Neurosurgery (R25)" grant. This funding will be used to support r...
Professor Daniel Tranel and Distinguished Adjunct Professors Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio, published a paper which received a rating of "10 Exceptional" in the Faculty of 1000 Post-Publication Pe...
We are proud to announce that Suzanne Hammer-White, RN, BSN, CNML, Nurse Manager of 2BT Epilepsy Monitoring unit, was selected as this years’ Service Excellence People’s Choice Award recipient!
Iowa Fraternal Order of the Eagles donates $144K to support MS research and patients' care at UIHC. The funds were generated by a yearlong, statewide fundraising effort on the part of the Eagles. The ...