Rift Valley fever virus is a global health concern that is caused by infected mosquitos and the handling of infected animal carcasses.
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Pregnant women are often advised to avoid certain drugs because of potential risks to their unborn infant's growing brain cells. Such risks are difficult to pinpoint, though, because there are few ways to track the cellular ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Infectious proteins called prions cause a group of related, fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disorders, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy or Mad Cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, both of which affect ...
Jun 11, 2019
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Employers seeking to improve workplace safety by reducing accidents and injuries might do well to help their employees get a good night's sleep.
Jun 6, 2019
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The scene: a bitter divorce, and a custody battle over the couple's 7-year-old son. Awarded full custody, the mother—perhaps seeking revenge? - sets out to destroy the son's relationship with his father. The mother tells ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Tiffany Weir, associate professor in the Colorado State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, has been working on a project that has crawled into the public sphere in recent years: cricket consumption.
Oct 15, 2018
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Intentionally putting viruses into one's body might seem like a bad idea, but a study conducted at Colorado State University has demonstrated that a combination of bacteria-killing viruses is not only safe for humans, but ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which the HIV virus can cause, continue to be one of the world's greatest health problems.
Aug 20, 2018
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From battling stomach bugs to figuring out where to find deionized water, carrying out a scientific expedition in the Andes is no small feat. "We ended up using pressure cookers to sterilize our research equipment," said ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Since 1975, Colorado State University social scientists have studied rates of drug and alcohol use among American Indian youths living on or near reservations. Their latest published results underscore a trend that has persisted ...
May 31, 2018
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