Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus say there is a glaring gap in many clinical trials. Despite having higher rates of many diseases, older adults are often left out of studies that might help them. To help change that, CU Anschutz Medical Campus is launching a new program called the (OAR) Older Adult Research Specialist Training Program.
“There is less oxygen in the air as one ascends to high altitude,” explains Dr. Peter Hackett, a clinical professor at the University of Colorado’s Altitude Research Center.
Certain alternative medicines can do more harm than good, according to panelist Prateeti Khazanie, MD, who specializes in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at the UCHealth Heart Failure Clinic at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Colorado. Dr. Khazanie shared the story of a patient who was drinking herbal tea, which happened to contain a lot of licorice root. Too much licorice can lower a person’s potassium levels and disrupt normal heart function.
No. 125 Philippa Marrack (National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) is a researcher who focuses on T cells, which spot infections in the body, and her studies are trying to determine how they learn to react this way.
“Use your common sense. If you’re sick, you don’t want to give your illness to grandma and grandpa. At the end of the day, the goal is to still be able to do things and enjoy the holidays. Just do it in a way that doesn’t impact others badly,” said Barron, who is also a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Cam
"Family and friends can be a great catalyst to get veterans connected to professional services when needed," said Ian Stanley with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
In late October, the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub released projections that the country could have a wave that’s similar to what it saw over the summer, said Beth Carlton, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health at the Colorado School of Public Health. But hospitalizations are already where they were during the summer peak, and the cases and positivity rate suggest infections aren’t slowing down yet, she said.
The Conversation asked David Howell, director of the Colorado Concussion Research Laboratory at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, to explain the latest science behind concussions and why a recently injured brain is more vulnerable to repeat injury. Howell’s work focuses on the many different areas of concussion-related dysfunction and recovery, including movement deficits, sleep problems and rehabilitation.
