UI researcher earns Nature spotlight for lung disease work
Paola Vermeer and her University of Iowa team publish a five page analysis in Nature detailing cellular mechanisms that trigger repair signals in lung tissue damaged by asthma and cystic fibrosis. The study uses technical terms like ligand receptor segregation to explain how two molecules initiate repair.
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Paola Vermeer
University of Iowa
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Blaze destroys Cedar Rapids home injuring mother and daughter
A Cedar Rapids mother Cheryl Usher 49 and her daughter Margret Vaughn 14 were hospitalized after a late Tuesday fire at 726 31st St SE. Josh Usher 29 saved two sleeping girls by breaking a window and guiding them to safety as the blaze began in a bedroom. The son’s actions were credited by relatives while investigators determine the cause.
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Mercy
Cheryl
Josh Usher
Josh
Mercy Medical Center
Dave Koch
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
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Barrier tissues and their repair in disease contexts
Researchers describe human barriers such as skin and mucosal linings as critical protections. They explain how barrier breach triggers molecular signals that promote repair and how misregulated repair can worsen asthma and fibrosis, suggesting strategies to control the signaling cascade.
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Cedar Rapids man pleads not guilty in elderly investment fraud case
Terry Frey 47 of Cedar Rapids pleaded not guilty in Linn County District Court to charges including ongoing criminal conduct money laundering theft and securities fraud related to an unregistered broker dealer. Victims include Ann Hromatka 83 and Cone Burgardt 73. Trial set for Sept 28. Frey released on recognizance after assets were frozen.
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Terry Frey
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Walz among Volvo for Life Award finalists
Iowa City resident Tom Walz 69 heads Extend a Dream Foundation and Uptown Bill's Small Mall, a group of disability owned businesses. He is named a Volvo for Life Award finalist, with $10,000 to each finalist and three NY honors April 16 plus $50,000 to charities of the winners' choice.
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Volvo For Life
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