Medical research
Unique brain channel combats epileptic seizures
Epilepsy, a chronic brain disorder that causes seizures, affects around 50 million people worldwide.
Dec 3, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in one's job may be associated with faster brain aging and poorer memory.
Jul 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Déjà vu and feelings of prediction: They're just feelings
Most people can relate to the prickly, unsettling experience of déjà vu: When you're in a new situation, but you feel like you've been there before.
Mar 1, 2018
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Medical research
Study links stress to chromosomal damage
A new wildlife preserve in India recently became a laboratory for Colorado State University researchers who studied not endangered animals but villagers displaced by the preserve. They found that such stress takes a measurable ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Health
Improved worker safety linked to a good night's sleep
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers make first-ever discovery of Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats
A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a molecule that plays a central ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers pursue a vaccine to target an Achilles' heel of the coronavirus
Propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Colorado State University research team is pursuing a vaccine that would thwart the novel coronavirus using a genetically modified form of the well-known probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus, ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'I knew that was going to happen:' Déjà vu and the 'postdictive' bias
For many, déjà vu is just a fleeting, eerie sensation that "I've been here before." For others, it gets even eerier: In that moment of unsettling familiarity, they also feel certain they know what's going to happen next—like, ...
Nov 6, 2019
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Medical research
Researcher finds surprising results in high-altitude study
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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Health
More than 200,000 deaths could be annually prevented if countries support more urban cycling by 2050
Biking plays a significant role in urban areas and has been suggested as a tool to promote public health. Now, a new study led by Colorado State University has for the first time estimated the health benefits of urban cycling ...
Dec 1, 2021
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