CU Anschutz In The News

Bleeding strokes are the deadliest type of stroke and the hardest to treat. What might make matters worse is having both diabetes and Alzheimer's disease versus either condition alone, new research shows. Not knowing if the people included in the study had high or uncontrolled blood pressure "makes it difficult to assess the overall health of the patients and determine whether it was having both Alzheimer's disease and diabetes that put them at higher risk for a severe stroke," said Dr. Robert H. Eckel, a professor emeritus of medicine and a diabetes specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Denver.

Fresh donated eggs appear to be better for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) than frozen ones, a new study suggests. "We can now confidently say that choosing to utilize fresh donor eggs along with transferring a single embryo instead of multiple embryos will provide the best chances for a healthy mother and a healthy baby," senior author Dr. Alex Polotsky said in a University of Colorado news release. He's chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at the university's School of Medicine in Aurora.

Therapy for the entire family might help kids and teens vulnerable to bipolar disorder stay healthy longer, new research suggests. "This study is an important first step in trying to decrease the severity of bipolar disorder early on for children," said study co-author Dr. Christopher Schneck, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. "Efforts at home and in health care settings, like providing skill training for families, can make a big difference in a child's suffering."

There is still no clear cause for a mysterious paralytic condition that has been striking U.S. children over the past five years, government health officials report. The CDC researchers found more microbes when they looked at mucus and stool samples, but there was no clear single cause. "I think it's fair to say it's still the leading suspect in the biennial surges we're seeing," said Dr. Samuel Dominguez of Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, in Aurora. Dominguez wrote an editorial published with the study.

"The kids who went on to celiac disease were consuming more gluten in their diet in early childhood," said study co-author Jill Norris, head of epidemiology at the University of Colorado's School of Public Health. However, Norris' team warned it's too soon to recommend eliminating gluten from the diets of young children, even those with a genetic risk for celiac disease. "The worry is you would cut out healthy foods high in fiber and other nutrients simply to cut out gluten," Norris said.

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the lower front of the neck. Its job is to make thyroid hormones, which “basically makes everything in the body work more smoothly – metabolism, thinking, other organs,” says Dr. Bryan R. Haugen, professor of medicine and pathology and head of the division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

"It's possible the relationship goes in "both directions" -- with loneliness and health issues feeding each other, added Mullen, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine."

But osteoarthritis doesn’t have to sideline you. “An arthritic knee still loves to move. It’s just a matter of finding the right type of lower-impact activity to keep an individual active and functional,” says Dr. Sourav Poddar, director of the primary care sports medicine program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.