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17 infected with TB before student's death

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 26, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Nepalese student at Colorado State University-Pueblo who died of tuberculosis in June likely infected 17 others, officials said.


DEA demonstrates how to make meth

Other Sciences / Other

created May 29, 2007 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (26) | comments 0

The Drug Enforcement Administration a held methamphetamine making seminar in Denver to demonstrate what its agents keep off the streets.


Thin Colorado snowpack reported again

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Another warm and dry spring in Colorado has resulted in a thin snow pack possibly increasing risk of wildfires and parched farm fields, a report said.


Link between erectile dysfunction and obesity explored in obesity and weight management

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese men are at increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED), likely caused by atherosclerosis-related hypertension and cardiovascular disease, as well as hormonal changes associated with obesity, as described in a timely ...


Gene associated with reduced mortality from acute lung injury

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver have discovered a gene that is associated with improved survival among patients with acute lung injury. Acute lung injury (ALI) is often caused by ...


Ancient geologic escape hatches mistaken for tube worms

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Tubeworms have been around for millions of years and the fossil record is rich with their distinctive imprints. But a discovery made by U of C scientists found that what previous researchers had labeled as tubeworms in a ...


Is inhaled insulin delivery still a possibility? Why has it been a commercial failure?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The commercial failure of Exubera (Pfizer, New York, NY), the first inhaled insulin product to come to market, led other companies such as Eli Lilly-Alkermes to halt studies of similar drug delivery in development intended ...


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Want to Start a Cleantech Company? Consider These 5 U.S. Cities

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Cleantech is becoming increasingly popular as an industry. Cleantech companies are those that focus their efforts around innovations associated with environmental sustainability.


High fructose corn syrup: A recipe for hypertension

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 12

A diet high in fructose increases the risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San ...


Team identifies stem cells that repair injured muscles

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has identified a type of skeletal muscle stem cell that contributes to the repair of damaged muscles in mice, which could have important implications in the treatment of injured, ...


International Space Station

CU-Boulder to launch butterfly, spider K-12 experiments Nov. 14 on space shuttle

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A NASA space shuttle mission carrying a University of Colorado at Boulder payload of web-spinning spiders and wannabe butterflies will be closely monitored by hundreds of K-12 students from Colorado's Front ...


Study examines prevalence of chest pain in patients 1 year after heart attack

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 23, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nearly one in five patients experiences chest pain one year after having a heart attack, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.


Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of death associated with older age. The research, just published ...


A new relationship between brain derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory signaling

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the October 14th edition of Science Signaling researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The University of Colorado ...


Daily bathroom showers may deliver face full of pathogens, says study

Daily bathroom showers may deliver face full of pathogens, says study

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 8

While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising new ...