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Patient Care    Diabetes    Clinical Research   

Call for Type 1 Diabetes Screening Gains Momentum

Author Debra Melani | Publish Date November 22, 2023

With the largest universal screening programs in the country, researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (BDC) have known for years that testing all children for type 1 diabetes (T1D) could prevent the heartbreak and life-threatening complications that late-stage diagnosis can cause. Yet, until recently, they have often felt alone in their educational efforts.

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Patient Care    Cardiology

Top 10 Ways to Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay

Your body holds about a gallon to a gallon and a half of blood, depending on your size. Along with carrying life-sustaining oxygen and glucose, blood delivers antibodies to fight infection and flushes toxins to your internal filters (liver and kidneys), which clear the gunk and keep the circuit flowing.


School NameCU Anschutz Newsroom
AuthorDebra Melani | Publish DateDecember 04, 2023
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Students    Graduation

Congratulations Fall 2023 CU Nursing Graduates!

Graduation is a major achievement, and it’s something all our graduates (and alumni) should be proud of. You’ve spent countless hours in class, studying, working on assignments, and attending clinicals. You’ve had to balance school, life, and work during your time at the University of Colorado College of Nursing.


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Students    Graduation

Supporting Our Community’s Most Vulnerable

Claudia Martinez Antillon’s father is the main reason why she wanted to pursue a career in nursing.


School NameCollege of Nursing
AuthorMolly Smerika | Publish DateDecember 04, 2023
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Research    Autoimmune disease   

Why Jack Frost May Spoil Winter Plans for Some With Autoimmune Diseases

Most Coloradans look at winter as a time of excitement when the high country turns into our own winter wonderland with the opportunity to create lifelong memories. But for many who live with autoimmune diseases, the colder months may mean more pain, fatigue and unexpected disease flares that hamper the excitement of the snow and the holiday season.


School NameCU Anschutz Newsroom
AuthorLaura Kelley | Publish DateDecember 04, 2023
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Alumni    eScripts    Pharmacy

2023 Alumni Highlights! A Year to Remember

It was a tremendous year with a variety of activities that kept alumni returning back for more. In addition to alumni featured in spotlights each month, a robust schedule of events drew alumni back to their alma mater. Here's what 2023 had to offer:


School NameSchool of Pharmacy
AuthorJaron Bryant | Publish DateDecember 04, 2023
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Research   

Into Thin Air: Genetic Factors Drive Metabolic Adaptations Linked to Acclimatization

At higher altitudes, oxygen is limited, making it more difficult for people to breathe. Red blood cells deliver oxygen to tissues using hemoglobin, one of the most abundant proteins in the human body.


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CU Anschutz In the News

STAT

New research supports potential link between low-level lead exposure and liver injury

STAT
Publish DateDecember 01, 2023

To Wei Perng, an associate professor of epidemiology at Colorado School of Public Health who has studied the effects of toxins on liver function, it was unclear why researchers thought the length of participants’ telomeres influenced the connection between liver scarring and toxin exposure. “What may be more powerful,” she said, is to consider the combination of shorter telomere length and environmental exposures.

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Healio

‘On the cusp’ of something big: New insights into the microbiome’s role in immunity

Healio
Publish DateDecember 01, 2023

The factors that impact the interplay between the microbiome and the human immune system begin at birth, according to Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD, head of the division of rheumatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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WebMD

Soaring Use of Ketamine Creates a Health Care 'Wild West'.

WebMD
Publish DateDecember 01, 2023

Many statements about the treatment were misleading, said Michael J. DiStefano, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora and a study co-author.  “We found one case of a straight-up, false statement, saying that ketamine is FDA-approved to treat depression,” DiStefano said. He hopes to expand the research nationally. 

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KDVR

Mental health help is available in Colorado

KDVR
Publish DateDecember 01, 2023

FOX31's Kim Posey spoke with mental health experts about how to get help during the holiday season.

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