“The simulation center bridges the gap between theory and practice,” says Liem Tran, M.H.A.’18, simulation specialist. “It fosters critical thinking, decision-making and technical proficiency, all in a way that students find incredibly engaging.” Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences student […]
Discoveries from an anatomy research lab at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences provide valuable insights into differences in brain structure and function and contribute to a deeper understanding of the brain’s complexities across species and time.
The big brains of whales and dolphins – the largest on the planet – evolved to keep themselves warm in cold oceanic waters, according to research published March 9 in the journal Scientific Reports. “What is really cool about this
While several aspects of “normal” life have been put on hold during the pandemic, that hasn’t occurred with research at Des Moines University. Case in point is a significant set of research on the brains of chimpanzees and wild and
Their topics explored such diverse topics as the brain of the Siberian tiger, medical student coping, the energy cost of walking while thinking and the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on pulmonary function in adults with asthma, but these researchers
As in the human body, the anatomy department at DMU has … a lot of MOVING PARTS Anatomy faculty at DMU have a significant teaching load, given they teach courses taken by all students in DMU’s four clinical programs and the
If you stop by the anatomy research labs in Ryan Hall, you are likely to hear the soft mechanical movements of a 3D printer that is cranking out a small plastic model of the mammalian brain. This modest machine and
Recent research projects led by Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy, share a theme: How has domestication affected the mammalian brain? “The domestication of animals marked a major transition in human prehistory, forever changing the way in which humans
A recent Tuesday found Katie Wilson, a junior at Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School, holding a sheep’s brain in the palm of her gloved hand. She points to parts of the specimen as she names them off. “I’ve always really
Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., has been awarded a fellowship that, in a way, will take him home. The associate professor of anatomy received a Carnegie Alumni Diaspora Fellowship from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he earned his bachelor’s,