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Can One Blood Test Transform Cancer Screening?

Because early detection offers the best chance of surviving cancer, screening tests that involve one quick blood draw are generating excitement.

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 27, 2023

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Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Be Delayed or Prevented?

Many stages occur on the path to getting rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the body, especially the joints.

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 27, 2023

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Clinical Trials Show Promise for ‘Jurassic Park’ Actor Sam Neill’s Rare Lymphoma

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 27, 2023

In a forthcoming memoir, actor Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame reveals that he’s been battling angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, also known as AITL.

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What Is Personalized Medicine? A ‘Data Detective’ Explains

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 27, 2023

Imagine a jigsaw puzzle with thousands of tiny pieces spread across a table.

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CU Anschutz at Epicenter of Down Syndrome Research and Care

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 27, 2023

Did you know that people with Down syndrome almost never develop solid tumors or high blood pressure, but their chances of having Alzheimer’s and autoimmune disease are off-the-charts high?

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Blood Drive on March 22

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 22, 2023

Blood Drive on March 22

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Alex Murdaugh and the Controversial Justice of the Death Penalty

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 22, 2023

RadioEd is a biweekly podcast created by the DU Newsroom that taps into the University of Denver’s deep pool of bright brains to explore new takes on today’s top stories. See below for a transcript of this episode.

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Gunnison Valley Summer Job Fair on March 22

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 22, 2023

Gunnison Valley Summer Job Fair on March 22

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Navigating AI Writing in the University Classroom

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 22, 2023

The Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Denver hosted a lunchtime panel on Tuesday, Feb. 28, to discuss ChatGPT and AI writing tools.

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Big Data and Bold Medicine: CU Anschutz Returns to Airwaves with 'Possibilities Endless'

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 21, 2023

This spring, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus returns to primetime.

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Podcast: At CU Anschutz, the Future of AI Is Here

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 21, 2023

Whether it’s accelerating research in the lab or augmenting physician decision-making in the clinic, artificial intelligence (AI) has seemingly limitless potential to transform healthcare.

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Type 2 Youth Diabetes Study Changes Standard of Care Worldwide

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 21, 2023

A 15-year, multicenter study has changed the course of care for youth with type 2 diabetes, enhancing treatments for this growing population and illustrating the scope of the work conducted on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

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Are Fungi Going to Turn Us into Zombies? Probably Not.

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 14, 2023

For fans of the hit HBO show “The Last of Us,” Sunday night’s season one finale may answer longstanding questions or leave them hanging with many more until season two.

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Lia Gore, MD: Leading the Team to Eradicate Pediatric Cancer

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 14, 2023

Lia Gore, MD, is a pediatric oncologist who specializes in blood cancers.

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Wells Messersmith, MD: Innovating New Cancer Treatments on a Gut Level

By Boulder Leader reports | Mar 14, 2023

Wells Messersmith, MD, specializes in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, or cancers of the gut

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Readily Available Drug Shows Promise in Treating Type 1 Diabetes

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin

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2003 Alumna’s Professional Growth Matches the Evolution of the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

2003 alumna Hilda Bi Ndikum has experienced several transitions in the growth of the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Gates Institute Pushing CU Anschutz to the Forefront in Cell Therapy

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are poised to transform the practice of medicine, but further advancement will require close partnerships between academic institutions and biotechnology companies, Terry Fry, MD, executive director of the Gates Institute, told a standing-room only crowd in the Torreys Peak Auditorium of Bioscience 3 on March 1.

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Is a PhD after a Doctor of Physical Therapy Worthwhile? CU Anschutz Researchers Think So

By Press release submission | Mar 1, 2023

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus assessed the financial considerations of pursuing PhD training for those with a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) – and found long-term earnings outweigh early career earning deficits.

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Can ChatGPT and TikTok Fads Hurt People Struggling with Eating Disorders?

By Press release submission | Mar 1, 2023

Many professions, including the mental health field, are greeting new AI technology like ChatGPT with excitement and fear, celebrating the possibilities while predicting the dark sides.