CU Anschutz In The News

Today, Milo lives with his wife and two children in Castle Rock and serves as the director of veterans programs, communications and strategic development for the Marcus Institute for Brain Health (MIBH) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Like the NICoE and its satellite Intrepid Spirit Centers across the country, the MIBH offers a model to treat mild to moderate brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety. “Invisible injuries are so prevalent in the post 9/11 and war on terror,” Milo said.

Lucemyra, also called lofexidine, was first developed as an antihypertensive drug to treat high blood pressure, but researchers discovered that it could also treat some of the withdrawal symptoms because it affects a neurotransmitter believed to cause a number of withdrawal symptoms, according to Robert Valuck, a professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Even so, the findings underscore how legalization of cannabis in many U.S. states may reflect and reinforce more permissive attitudes about marijuana use, said Ashley Brooks-Russell, author of an accompanying editorial and a researcher at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. "Cannabis legalization has increased the accessibility of cannabis for adults and removed many penalties for use," Brooks-Russell said by email. "It is possible these laws also convey a sense the product is safe, or at least safer than it once was perceived."

"We found no difference in the two populations," said senior researcher Dr. Christine Tompkins, a cardiologist with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Further, marijuana users appeared to have lower rates of atrial fibrillation, an irregular rhythm in the upper chambers of the heart (the atria).

… a University of Colorado Medical School study just released Monday finds the number of adults with Alzheimer's and dementia is steadily increasing, but questions around their access to firearms remain largely unaddressed. … “Up to 45 percent of older adults live in a home with a firearm," said (Dr. Emmy) Betz, who said healthcare providers need to be more aware of the issue. "As with driving, the message here is not we should take all the guns away from older people.

Andrew Subudhi focuses on studying cerebral blood flow and exercise performance related issues related to altitude. “The big picture we’re really chasing is how we can mitigate or lessen the effects of altitude for everybody who comes to altitude,” Subudhi said.