Elizabeth McConnaha, M.S., is a scientific Sherlock Holmes of sorts, a former wannabe-veterinarian who learned, thanks to her research on equine cancer during her senior year at Iowa State University, that her love of science did not extend to animal […]
Curiosity drives DMU’s first Ph.D. student Read More
From disparities in cancer screenings to the complication dynamics of type 2 diabetes, from genetic factors involved in adult obesity to the effect of an app that allows pregnant mothers to track their babies’ kicks, the finale of the DMU
Mentored Student Research Program fuels discovery, collaboration Read More
Ketamine is an anesthesia medicine that may be a powerful antidote to depression – if only scientists knew more about how it affects the brain. A group of researchers at Des Moines University and the University of North Carolina recently
DMU researchers land NIH grant to explore potential new antidepressant Read More
Julie Meachen, Ph.D., is fascinated by carnivores and willing to spelunk to find their remains. Her explorations in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in summer 2014 and 2015 may provide clues about our own future amid climate and temperature change. Eric
DMU researchers attract grants with diverse research Read More
Eric Wauson, Ph.D., has been awarded more than $200,000 by the American Heart Association (AHA) to fund his research into autophagy in relation to the heart. Autophagy is a normal process cells use to save themselves from starvation. They feast on their
Wauson awarded $200,000 for cardiovascular research Read More