Getting a manicure or a pedicure is like playing Russian roulette.
If you're not careful, you could end up with a nasty fungal nail infection that could ruin your nails. This warning comes from Marta J. VanBeek, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In a quote from articledashboard.com, VanBeek said that while most nail salons conscientiously keep their places clean, some are perfect breeding grounds of stubborn fungi that can compromise health. “Look at the salon with cleanliness in mind and ask yourself: Are the stations clean? Does the nail technician wash her hands between clients? Are there dirty implements lying around? If the salon does not appear clean, move on,” VanBeek said.

Beyond the Mars-Venus stereotype, men and women are different.
Discover magazine took a closer look at the subject, suggesting it's not just the social conditioning we receive from the time we parachute down the birth canal that accounts for sex differences. Our brains are hardwired differently, and these anatomical variations in architecture and function illuminate some of the reasons why men and women seem to come from different planets. The magazine sought the expertise of Nancy Andreasen, MD, a psychiatrist and neuroimaging expert at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Andreasen noted that men and women, to be sure, “are more alike than they're different, and even when there are variations, there is a significant overlap between the sexes.”

A story about ongoing federal cuts to biomedical research
notes that when the National Institutes of Health cannot afford continued support even for proven research in areas such as Alzheimer's disease and asthma, less funding flows to the one- to five-year research project grants that are the agency's primary mechanism for supporting new ideas and helping faculty members start their careers. The average age for first-time NIH grant recipients has risen to 41.7 from 34.2 since 1970, according to the Washington Post. The article quotes George Weiner, MD, director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa, as having earlier said, “Our biggest concern is that these people are going to give up on a research career.”