Health
- Molecular virologist Julie Overbaugh has unlocked the mysteries of AIDS by studying sex workers, mothers and babies.
- Know someone struggling to quit smoking? Tell her to blame genetics, say CU-Â鶹ӰԺ researchers who led a study on twins and smoking.
- Cancer is the country’s No. 2 killer, following heart disease. Professor Tin Tin Su is working to develop powerful new tools in the fight against the deadly disease.
- Ken Jackson commutes eight miles down the Grand Canyon by horse to deliver prenatal care to Native American women.
- Skipping naps might not be a good idea, says CU-Â鶹ӰԺ sleep researcher Monique LeBourgeois whose research suggests long-term loss of sleep can heighten a toddler’s anxiety.
- Your stomach bacteria could help doctors prescribe personalized medicine for you in the future, according to a study co-authored by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ professor Rob Knight.
- Professor Frank Barnes weighs in on cell phones’ possibly damaging effects.
- Sportsman Tred Barta has overcome a paralyzing stroke to make his hunting and fishing show more popular than ever.
- Fifteen percent of pregnant women experience depression. A CU professor seeks solutions.
- Steve Ells vividly recalls the day in 2000 when his eyes were opened about factory farming.