The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered population is twice as likely to smoke as the heterosexual community, and is less likely to be considering quitting, a CU cancer researcher says.
A CU researcher is trying to help determine the cause of a chronic kidney disease has killed more than 24,000 people mainly in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000.
A national health panel recommends cholesterol screening for all children to pinpoint the 10 to 13 percent who have elevated levels. Most of those kids can lower their readings through healthier living, a CU doctor says.
Lung cancer types differ so much in how they spread that they need to be considered fundamentally different diseases.
A CU Cancer Center study involving 65,000 women shows that less than 20 percent of women in the highest risk category for breast cancer failed to return within a year of their mammogram for additional screening.
Researchers say high fructose corn syrup is absorbed differently by the human body than regular table sugar.
Doctors need to tell parents right away if their children are overweight to prevent obesity later, a CU doctor says.
CU researchers say they've found a way to reduce the rate of MRSA in open fractures.
Cats have no ability to taste sweet things, but mushrooms trigger the umami receptors on their taste buds, CU researchers say.
Children are much less likely to get timely pain medications for long-bone fractures if the emergency room is crowded, a CU study shows.
A $100,000 grant will further research on breast cancer after pregnancy at the CU Cancer Center.
Treatment with the over-the-counter amino acid arginine may potentially allow the immune system to help cleanse the body of cancer in patients with glioblastoma, CU researchers say.
A CU researcher who found a drug that improved memory in mice with Down syndrome has discovered how it works.
Researchers at CU Cancer Center and in Haifa, Israel, have found a way to determine whether lung cancer is present by testing a patient's breath.
Complications resulted more often after elective surgery if a patient was cognitively impaired.