PACEMAKER: Centennial 1998

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UI researchers have been on the forefront of recent research breakthroughs in cystic fibrosis, heart disease, Gulf War illness, glaucoma, prostate cancer, telemedicine, macular degeneration, brain function, and other conditions.

UI College of Medicine researchers have been studying the population of Muscatine, Iowa for the past 25 years to learn about risk factors for heart disease.

UI dental reserachers developed braces that use Nitanol, the "wire with a memory" that shortens the time needed to straighten teeth by exerting continuous force.

More than half of the physicians currently practicing in Iowa graduated from the UI College of Medicine or took their training at the University of Iowa.

New Physician magazine recently rated the UI College of Medicine seventh nationally in the number of graduates entering primary care specialties.

Six UIHC specialists in obstetrics and gynecology were named among the "Best Doctors for Women" by Good Housekeeping magazine.

The world’s first blood substitute, developed by Dr. Joseph Walder at the UI, is expected to become available on the world market in the coming months.

Two UI College of Pharmacy researchers developed buffered aspirin, later marketed by Bristol-Myers as Bufferin.

The University of Iowa offered the first doctorate degree in Hospital and Health Administration offered by an American university.