CU Anschutz In The News

Psychologist Michelle L. West, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, tells Yahoo Life that it's important to consider all sides of marijuana use. “It is important to consider benefits and downsides of marijuana use and to be open to new information,” she says. “There is a lot that we don’t know about marijuana and the way that it can impact people, especially young people.”

Dr. Iñigo San Millán, a former competitive cyclist and assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, started exploring the idea that mitochondrial function could be key to peak performance almost three decades ago. He has applied his findings to the training routines of professional athletes, including two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar. “Mitochondria are stimulated by exercise,” he says. “I wanted to see if that stimulation varied depending on intensity.”

Since 2019, the Team PH has received an abundance of diverse proposals from investigators worldwide. Most recently, Dr. Sue Gu of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received the 2023 Team PH Research Award for her submission titled, "Sex Differences and the Impact of High Intensity Interval Training on Right Ventricular Metabolism in Pulmonary Hypertension."

It’s not unusual to wake up with a sore back. But even if you start out relatively pain-free, it’s a good idea to stretch your back, legs, and hips first thing in the morning Jared Laxner, MSc, CSCS, a fitness specialist at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at CU Anschutz, tells SELF.

The Conversation asked Dr. Jacob Pellinen, a CU School of Medicine neurologist specializing in epilepsy, to walk us through how to recognize a seizure in a bystander or loved one, and what to do in those crucial moments after a seizure begins.

“It’s a game-changer, in my opinion,” said Dr. Peter Hackett, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus who specializes in high-altitude and wilderness medicine. “It’s a major step forward in frostbite treatment in the United States.”

“The standard became outdated as our knowledge of the harms associated with lower levels of lead exposure developed,” said Dr. Michael Kosnett, a medical toxicologist with the Colorado School of Public Health.

"The American Academy of Neurology proposes putting into law only three specific criteria for the determination of death by neurologic criteria. ACP opposes putting only three criteria into law because doing so would be overly narrow and privileges certain brain functions over others," says Dr. Matthew DeCamp, an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who helped write the ACP guidelines. "The whole-brain standard is a firmer biologic foundation for determining death."