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Solitary Confinement Study Results Surprising

A study of Colorado inmates showed that psychological health of most of those placed in solitary confinement did not deteriorate. Nor, however, did it improve.

Amusement Ride Injuries

A new study shows that 4,400 children are injured in amusement rides each year. A CU expert gives tips on how to keep your kids safe.

Microbial Influences

CU's Catherine A. Lozupone weighs in on the early science of our "second genome," the bacterial species that live on human bodies. What makes a healthy microbial community?

Implanted Defibrillators Study

A CU study shows that the mortality rate was no better for people receiving an expensive implanted defibrillators rather than a cheaper one.

Turn Off the Fat Switch

Animals evolved to store fat for hard times, but there's a way to teach your body to burn fat instead, a CU researcher says.

Knee Fat-Arthritis Link

CU researchers have found a connection between a type of protein in knee fat and rheumatoid arthritis, paving the way for a vaccine or drug to stop the disease's progression.

More Benefits from Daily Aspirin

We all know that taking a daily aspirin can prevent heart attacks and strokes. But a CU study shows that it can also help you survive trauma from severe injuries.

Fighting a Deadly Virus

CU is part of a nationwide study to determine whether using antibodies to treat women infected with the CMV virus will cut back on birth defects for their children.

Add Nuts to Your Diet

Substituting nuts for other high-fat, high-calorie foods could actually help you lose weight, researchers say.

Gun Violence Study

A CU study of emergency room visits at Denver Health showed that 2 percent of childhood trauma cases involve gunshot wounds.

Pulmonary Fibrosis

A CU study of patients with pulmonary fibrosis is the first to map out genes associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk on a genome-wide scale and should help improve treatment.

LDL Link to Alzheimer's

A CU researcher says the cause of both Alzheimer's disease and heart disease may lie in high LDL cholesterol levels.

BMI and Breakfast Cereal

Have you heard about the study that showed children who eat breakfast cereal tend to have a lower body mass index? A CU doctor says the study wasn't broad enough.

Testosterone Gel Study

Healthy men with low testosterone levels get little benefit from popular testosterone creams, a CU researcher says.

Beall Blacklists Journals

CU research librarian Jeffrey Beall tracks the explosion of what he calls "predatory open-access journals," which exploit researchers.