"It was very clear that kids with features of autism have more sleep issues," said Dr. Ann Reynolds, an associate professor of developmental pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. "For almost all categories, there was a difference between ASD kids and the general population."
The findings should help reassure women who wonder about the value of mammograms, said study author R. Edward Hendrick, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Recent studies "have focused media attention on some of the risks of mammography screening, such as call-backs for additional imaging and breast biopsies," he said. But those reports have also often neglected "the most important aspect of screening -- that finding and treating breast cancer early saves women's lives," Hendrick said.
So, how should recreationalists evaluate the relative risks? While she was a graduate student at the University of Colorado’s School of Public Health, Lauren Pierpoint helped research high school sports injuries. Every time she is asked about risks, she tell people she “doesn’t have the answer.” For years, the research project thoroughly tracked injuries in practice and competition. They used athletic trainers as data reporters. Pierpoint said there’s nothing comparable for outdoor sports. “Most outdoor recreational sports that a Coloradan would be interested in almost all of them have no good data,” she said.
One of the largest databases, “Request a Woman Scientist,” launched a year ago by the group 500 Women Scientists, contains the names of more than 8000 scientists from 133 countries. It’s open to anyone who self-identifies as a female scientist, says Elizabeth McCullagh, a postdoc at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and a co-founder of the database. “If you feel like you fit into that mold—whether you’re an undergrad, a graduate student, a postdoc, a professor, an independent scientist, if you think you’re a high schooler who could actually be involved—everyone is welcome.”
Burn survivors shared their stories with nursing students in an attempt to help them better treat patients with these types of injuries. The students welcomed the guest speakers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing.
It's not clear if the increase in prescriptions in Pennsylvania might be due to an increased push to better manage pain for animals and pets, said Dr. Lee Newman, a researcher at the Colorado School of Public Health in Aurora, or if it is due to the growing number of people with substance abuse problems trying to get medications from veterinarians, or both. "It's speculation on my part, but it could be that when a human patient stops getting opioid prescriptions from their doctor that they next turn to the veterinarian to try to get drugs," Newman, who wasn't involved in the study, said by email.
The Denver Post’s Jessica Seaman moderated a panel with some of Colorado’s leading experts on Alzheimer’s disease on Thursday night at The Denver Post building in downtown Denver. The discussion touched on what families can do after getting a diagnosis, the potential genetic risk and the toll it takes on loved ones. The panelists include Amelia Schafer, Dr. Jonathan Woodcock and Dr. Hillary Lum, both of the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
“We were seeing responses and outcomes unlike anything we had ever seen. I mean from the very beginning,” says Dr. Daniel Pollyea, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus’ clinical director of leukemia services. Dr. Pollyea led the trial at the University of Colorado. With a combination of low grade chemotherapy and a medication called Venetoclax, patients in the trial were seeing their cancer go into remission. “What this therapy does is it exploits a weakness in the leukemia stem cell population that is present really only in that population,” Dr. Pollyea explains.
