Heather Leach, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University, received a $718,000 grant from the American Cancer Society.
When researchers looked at astronaut Scott Kelly’s DNA, they found that the ends of his chromosomes got longer during his 340 days in space. “More research is needed, of course, but it certainly cracks open the question of whether spending time in space could reverse the aging process,” says CSU’s Susan Bailey, PhD, who conducted the research.
According to a perspectives paper by Dr. Pete Hellyer and collaborators from the University of Colorado recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, 13% of 189 veterinarians in Colorado who completed an online survey were "aware that an animal owner had intentionally made an animal ill, injured an animal, or made an animal seem ill or injured to obtain opioid medications."
Research has consistently shown that animals, particularly dogs, provide psychological benefits for humans—although the exact reasons are not known. “It’s a popular topic right now,” says Lori Kogan, a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University.
Researchers have put chemistry to work on a simple, inexpensive way to identify falsified antibiotics, offering a practical solution to a real problem in the developing world.
CSU DVM student Keira Sztukowski's research on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders resulted in novel and important findings.
Hailstorms inflict billions of dollars in damage yearly in North America alone, and the cost will rise as the growing population builds more homes, offices and factories, climate and weather experts said Tuesday.
Misty, a 3-year-old Great Pyrenees mix with a congenital heart defect, was saved by minimally invasive surgery — the same kind humans get — at Colorado State University.
VIDEO: A shocking 8 million dogs are diagnosed with heart disease every year, either from birth or developed later in life. But now, a group of veterinarians are using cutting-edge technology to save our four-legged companions.
Read how one incoming undergraduate, Ryan Armstrong, got his feet wet in wildlife biology research.