The Anschutz Foundation has committed up to $50M to #CUAnschutz to jumpstart a bold, new initiative that will advance mental health research, innovation and care across our campus in partnership with our hospital affiliates, UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado. Learn more: bit.ly/46tXlWE

CU Anschutz Receives $50M Challenge Gift to Transform Mental Health Care

CU Anschutz Receives $50M Challenge Gift to Transform Mental Health Care

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#CUAnschutz oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, has spent his career treating the disease in patients at @cucancercenter.bsky.social. In 2022, his work became personal. After three years of keeping his diagnosis private, he's now sharing that he is also a patient. 🗞️

World Lung Cancer Expert Diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, has spent his career fighting lung cancer. In 2022, that fight turned personal when he received a diagnosis of his own.

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Healing, discovery and hope happen when we dream and work in concert with each other. From restoring sound and sight to advancing brain health, #CUAnschutz is leading research that brings new hope to patients everywhere. ✨ Never dream alone. Discover more here: cuanschutz.edu/dreams

After three years I feel ready to enter a new phase of patient empowerment by publicly disclosing my own disgnosis. This went live today and all good. news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

World Lung Cancer Expert Diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, has spent his career fighting lung cancer. In 2022, that fight turned personal when he received a diagnosis of his own.

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Meet Michael McMurray, PhD, a #CUAnschutz scientist whose lab is studying how protein structures come together inside cells. 🧫 By using yeast as a model, his team is uncovering how these processes connect to #cancer, infertility and #Alzheimers. ⬇️

Unlocking Clues to Potential Therapies for Genetic Diseases

Michael McMurray's research team at CU Anschutz studies how large protein structures made of multiple parts are built and come together inside cells.

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A nationwide study with researchers from #CUAnschutz, Yale School of Medicine and The Ohio State University showed how a smartphone app reduced repeated suicide attempts by 58.3% among patients with a prior history of attempting. The research followed 339 adult patients over several months. ⬇️

CU Anschutz Part of Multi-State Study: Smartphone App Cuts Repeat Suicide Attempts by Over Half After Hospital Discharge

A study with researchers from CU Anschutz showed how an app reduced repeated suicide attempts by 58.3%. of patients with a history of attempting suicide.

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Denver’s 5280 Magazine has released its list of 2025 Top Doctors – and 610 @cumedicalschool.bsky.social faculty members were honored! 🏆 #CUAnschutz physicians continue to be ranked among the best across 75 specialties. Congratulations to all who were recognized: bit.ly/4513LwV

🗞️ BREAKING: #CUAnschutz will lead a groundbreaking national clinical trial – supported by a $29M grant from Octapharma – that has the potential to transform how we treat severe bleeding, reduce preventable deaths and save lives in both #military and civilian settings. ⬇️

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Awarded One of the Largest Clinical Trial Grants in Campus History to Lead Trauma Study

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Awarded One of the Largest Clinical Trial Grants in Campus History to Lead Trauma Study

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On #ColoradoDay, we're celebrating excellence! 🏔️🏆 For the 14th year in a row, @usnews.com has named UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital as the #1 hospital in the state – with Children's Hospital Colorado also ranked the #1 pediatric hospital in Colorado and among the best in the nation.

The often-hard reality of his upbringing has a lot to do with why Kyle Concannon, MD, enlisted in the war against lung cancer as a @cucancercenter.bsky.social physician-scientist – and why he’s passionate about his podcast. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Cracking Cancer: New Arrival at CU Cancer Center Seeks to Unlock Lung Cancer Secrets, Spread Awareness

Thoracic oncologist Kyle Concannon, MD, overcame a challenging upbringing to become a lung cancer physician-scientist and a cancer podcaster.

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Every #cancer treatment today started in a clinical trial. Jennifer Diamond, MD, of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social‬ at @cuanschutz.bsky.social‬ shares how #clinicaltrials work, why they matter, and how patients can access potentially life-saving treatments before they're widely available. #MedSky

How Clinical Trials Move Cancer Treatment Forward

National Cancer Research Month is a time to educate on the importance of clinical trials in developing new treatments and improving patient care.

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Researchers at #CUAnschutz, @einsteinmededu.bsky.social and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social have found the first direct evidence that common respiratory infections, including #COVID-19, can awaken dormant #breastcancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors.

Respiratory Viruses Can Wake Up Breast Cancer Cells in Lungs

Respiratory Viruses Can Wake Up Breast Cancer Cells in Lungs

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Today at BRAIN CAMP kids learned all about beautiful neurons! 🧠 How they fxn, their parts, & we had an amazing talk about brain injury & prevention, brain diseases, & mental health. These kids asked brilliant questions 🔥. Did some sheep brain anatomy and built neurons. @cuanschutz.bsky.social

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That time of year again - we are doing BRAIN CAMP!! 🧠 3-5th graders learning the brain & brain health through hands-on science and art. In these anxiety times, watching these kids’ awe and joy in discovery is fabulous 😄

When a CT scan revealed a mass on his bladder, @colorado.edu football coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders was referred to #CUAnschutz – a national leader in #bladdercancer care – where he met with Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology at @cucancercenter.bsky.social and UCHealth.

This week, VA Secretary Douglas Collins and Governor Jared Polis visited the Marcus Institute for Brain Health at #CUAnschutz to discuss leading-edge traumatic brain injury care for veterans and first responders. 🗞️ Read about the full visit: bit.ly/4obiahM

Think your SPF 15 foundation has you covered? Not so fast. According to the American Academy of #Dermatology, sunscreen makeup alone doesn't cut it! Sapna Patel, MD, of @cucancercenter.bsky.social at #CUAnschutz gives insight into appropriate skin protection. 🧴☀️

The Truth About Sunscreen in Makeup: Types of SPF and What Actually Works

The Truth About Sunscreen in Makeup: Types of SPF and What Actually Works

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A new study from #CUAnschutz has revealed that dopamine communicates in the brain with extraordinary precision, not broad diffusion as previously believed. This groundbreaking research offers hope for millions of people with dopamine-related disorders such as Parkinson's disease. 🧠

New Discovery Reveals Dopamine Operates with Surgical Precision, Not as a Broad Signal

New Discovery Reveals Dopamine Operates with Surgical Precision, Not as a Broad Signal

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A new study, co-led by #CUAnschutz researchers, found that damage to a specific region of the brain may contribute to criminal or violent behavior. 🗞️

Study Finds Link Between Brain Injury And Criminal Behavior

Study shows criminality is associated with damage to a key brain pathway involved in emotional control and judgment

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Fewer Americans than ever are smoking cigarettes – but vaping is a big reason why teens and young adults are addicted to nicotine. Gina Kruse, MD, MPH of #CUAnschutz shares what we know – and have yet to learn – about the impacts of using e-cigarettes.

Yes, We Should Be Concerned About the Health Effects of Vaping

Vaping, or electronic cigarettes, are considered safer than combustible cigarettes. A CU researcher discusses their safety for a series on addiction.

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At this week's Transforming Healthcare event, we heard from several #CUAnschutz physician scientists who are driving new discoveries in military medicine, traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, #PTSD and more.

#AI research led by a @cumedicalschool.bsky.social professor may help clinicians more easily diagnose two conditions: cervical #cancer and an infant eye disease that can lead to blindness. 💡

Artificial Intelligence May Improve Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer, Infant Eye Disease

CU School of Medicine Professor Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer uses AI to help diagnose cervical cancer and an infant eye disease that can lead to blindnesss.

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Four outstanding biomedical researchers at #CUAnschutz have been named to the 2025 class of Boettcher Investigators – an award that gives early career investigators grant funding to support research with a direct impact on human health. 🔗 bit.ly/3ZJw6og

A study led by Joshua Gowin, PhD, past CCTSI pilot awardee & assistant professor of radiology at @cuanschutz.bsky.social, found that heavy cannabis use is linked to lower brain activation during memory tasks, even without recent use. Findings highlight potential long-term effects on brain function.

Heavy cannabis use linked to reduced brain activity during memory tasks, study finds

Brain scans reveal a connection between heavy cannabis use and reduced memory-related brain activity.

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An international study led by @cucancercenter.bsky.social has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid #leukemia doesn’t work for everyone. The findings could help doctors better match patients with the therapies most likely to work for them. 💡

New Study Reveals Why Common Leukemia Treatments Fail in Some Patients

An international study led by the CU Cancer Center has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) doesn’t work for everyone.

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It was a beautiful day celebrating the #CUAnschutz Class of 2025 yesterday! We're so excited to see what all this group accomplishes. 🎓💛

A team of #CUAnschutz researchers have reported an improved way to identify and distinguish cardiac fibroblasts in failing and nonfailing human hearts – an achievement that may improve treatments for people with heart failure. ❤️‍🩹⬇️

CU Researchers Aim to Advance Heart Failure Treatments

CU researchers are combining cell painting with machine learning to help uncover new mechanisms behind cardiac fibroblast activation, potentially leading to novel therapeutic targets.

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Hello Bluesky! I'm Dr. Tom Flaig and I’m new here. A bit about me: I'm Vice Chancellor for Research at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. I have a passion for advancing discoveries in #bladdercancer and #prostatecancer. Looking forward to connecting, collaborating, and sharing research and science successes.

This spring, the Gates Institute at @cuanschutz.bsky.social opens its Translational Sciences Lab to speed up the transition from research to clinical application in cell and gene therapy. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Bridging Bench to Bedside: Gates Institute’s Translational Sciences Lab Opens its Doors

The Gates Institute at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus helps researchers streamline therapies from discovery to clinical trials through the new Translational Sciences Lab,…

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From social media misinformation to unrealistic 'standards,' teen girls today face a constant stream of confusing messages about their changing bodies. Two #CUAnschutz pediatric gynecologists are on a mission to change that, helping teens and parents navigate puberty with knowledge and compassion.

Teen Talk: Periods, Menstrual Products and What’s Normal

Pediatric gynecologists Veronica Alaniz, MD, MPH and Lauryn Roth, MD, help teens and parents understand puberty and teen reproductive health.

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Our very own Dr. Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley was featured in this CU Anschutz Today article about knee replacement surgery and recovery! news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...

What You Need to Know About Knee Replacement Surgery – and Recovery

A physical therapy researcher whose work could cut recovery time from knee surgery by 50% aims to help people live an active life without pain.

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