The University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Medicine newsroom published more than 75 stories in 2025, showcasing impressive work across the department's 13 divisions. While social media-driven topics topped the list, research on autoimmune disease treatments, cancer breakthroughs, and Alzheimer’s disease prevention also captured significant attention.
Here are the year’s most popular stories.
Internal medicine and addiction medicine physician Jarratt Pytell, MD, MHS, answers questions about kava, a substance commonly advertised as helping reduce anxiety.
Ashwagandha is advertised as a beneficial health supplement, but there may be an association between its consumption and liver damage in some people, explains hepatologist Lisa Forman, MD.
Lymphoma expert Steven Bair, MD, weighs in on alarming recent research suggesting an increased cancer risk among people with tattoos.
With food allergies on the rise, at-home test kits for food allergies and sensitivities have exploded in popularity in recent years. Allergist Levi Keller, MD, discusses the pros and cons of using these kits.
CU Anschutz Department of Medicine experts Seth Creasy, PhD, William Cornwell, MD, and James Maloney, MD, share how endurance running affects various systems in the body.
Infectious diseases expert Michelle Barron, MD, explains immune amnesia, a potential years-long consequence of measles.
Brian Freed, PhD, says a tiny edit to the body’s "immune gene" could block rheumatoid arthritis and other painful disorders. To make it happen, CU Anschutz is partnering with a startup.
Diagnosed with an aggressive one-in-a-million cancer, Angela Harkoff was told she had months to live. But an innovative treatment approach by one of her doctors, Katja Kiseljak-Vassiliades, DO, has helped shrink the tumors, underscoring the value of research.
Cardiologist Gregory Schwartz, MD, PhD, recommends all adults get their lipoprotein(a) levels measured to help identify cardiovascular disease risk.
Kimberly Bruce, PhD, is studying how different factors — from genetics to hormone changes to diet — increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, with the goal of finding new ways to protect the brain and prevent the disease.