Can tai chi benefit people with stiff knee gait after they’ve had total knee replacement? Do heat waves caused by climate change increase the incidence of diabetic foot ulcers? Would targeting specific enzymes that impact damage to heart muscle cells […]
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Des Moines University (DMU) students and faculty presented posters at the 2017 Heartland Global Health Consortium conference held at Drake University on Oct. 13. A group of 10 Iowa colleges and universities co-hosted the day-long series of talks on topics
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DMU holds an annual celebration for all employees to highlight the year’s past accomplishments, including by faculty who were promoted or received tenure. On this year’s Day of Celebration, the following faculty were recognized for that achievement. Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D.,
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“Research is no longer a solo activity. You must work with others to do meaningful work.” That was the message given by DMU Mentored Student Research Closing Program speaker Alexandra J. Greenberg, Ph.D., M.P.H., on July 21, 2017. Dr. Greenberg
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Nearly 40 percent of patients with chronic heart failure also develop kidney dysfunction. This condition, termed “cardio-renal syndrome,” is important to study as it is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure. Noah Marcus, Ph.D., an
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Does including public health students on interprofessional teams increase attainment of interprofessional practice competencies? That is the title and topic of a paper published this month in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA), authored by DMU faculty Pamela
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Alexander Zhu, a second-year osteopathic medical student at DMU, says he “never wants to be content with medicine as it is today.” That’s why he’s passionate about translational research, which applies scientific discoveries to enhance health and well-being. His scientific
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Des Moines University is seeking participants for a research study about sinus headaches that offers compensation. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in our facial area. They are lined with a thin membrane, which can swell and produce mucus when irritated.
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“Never stop learning.” This important message was among the many takeaways that Robert G. Smith, D.P.M.’99, M.Sc., R.Ph., C.Ped., CPRS, shared with Des Moines University students during a two-day campus visit in December. The alumnus lives by that rule; he
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A record number of submitted abstracts, a keynote talk by a groundbreaking biochemist, excellent work by award recipients and lots of lively discussions made the seventh annual DMU Research Symposium a huge success. Held on campus on Dec. 1, the
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