Research News

Jan 10, 2023

As we compile our lists of resolutions aimed at improving physical and mental health in 2023, new research suggests one addition could have a powerful impact: gardening.

Nov 28, 2022

Eric Simões, professor of epidemiology , is principal investigator of two ongoing studies on the use of a monoclonal antibody against RSV in infants. “RSV remains the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and results in seasonal epidemics globally each year,” he says.

Nov 16, 2022

New research led by Emmy Betz, professor of epidemiology and deputy director of the Injury and Violence Prevention Center, examined diverse viewpoints on reducing access to potentially dangerous situations among older adults due to changes in physical or cognitive functioning.

Nov 4, 2022

Ticks capable of carrying diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever and tick-borne paralysis pose an emerging threat in Colorado, according to a recent study co-authored by ColoradoSPH at CSU faculty and an MPH student/alum.

Nov 1, 2022

John Volckens, professor of environmental and occupational health at CSU, co-authored the study that provides a more detailed view of the inequalities in exposure to known air pollutants among different United States populations.

Sep 19, 2022

New research, led by Fuyong Xing, assistant professor of biostatistics & informatics, found that a new imaging information system may ultimately provide a faster, more accurate prognosis for certain cancers.

Aug 30, 2022

A new paper in led by faculty in environmental health explores the importance of using advanced genomic sequencing as a powerful tool to control schistosomiasis, the world’s second-leading parasitic disease.

Aug 18, 2022

Unreliable scientific studies can be hard to spot – whether by reviewers or the general public – but by asking the right questions, it can be done, says Lisa Bero, research professor in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, who co-authored a study identifying warning signs of fraudulent research.

Aug 17, 2022

The model presented in the study, led by Assistant Professor Antonio Porras, will improve the current understanding and clinical diagnoses of cranial development disorders in children.

Aug 15, 2022

The three-year study out of the Center for Health, Work & Environment is the first known human health risk assessment to evaluate the large number of heavy metals that may be present in cannabis flower, concentrates and vape devices.

Aug 5, 2022

CU Cancer Center members and leaders, including ColoradoSPH Professional Research Assistant Andrea Dywer and Clinical Assistant Professor Patricia Valverde, were key contributors to an American Cancer Society supplement on patient navigation.

Jul 28, 2022

A new report from the National Academies, chaired by Ned Calonge, associate professor of epidemiology, detailed advice for clinicians on how to test, diagnose and treat the millions of Americans who may have been exposed to PFAS.

Jul 16, 2022

Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new research by the National Institutes of Health. The study's authors included Dana Dabelea, professor of epidemiology and director of the LEAD center.

Jul 14, 2022

Susan Moore, research assistant professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health and associate director of the mHealth Impact Lab, is working with researchers across campuses to develop and test mobile technology that can improve patient care.

Jul 14, 2022

Playing wind instruments ­– particularly those in the brass section – can spread respiratory particles that may carry the COVID-19 virus, according to a Colorado State University study led by John Volckens, ColoradoSPH professor of environmental and occupational health.

Jul 8, 2022

"We're good in public health about messaging that cigarettes are bad, that tobacco is broadly harmful," said Ashley Brooks-Russell, associate professor and director of the Injury and Violence Prevention Center. “We're really bad at talking about lesser options, like if you're going to smoke, e-cigarettes are less harmful."

Jul 7, 2022

"It is important to note that increasing setbacks, the distance between a home and oil and gas drilling site, doesn't do anything to mitigate impacts on climate change or regional ozone," said Lisa McKenzie, associate professor of environmental & occupational health.

Jun 28, 2022

An analysis by ColoradoSPH researchers at the Injury & Violence Prevention Center found that in the first year of the Colorado red flag law, 85% of protection orders granted by judges had been filed by law enforcement.

May 31, 2022

A new report led by researchers from the Dickinson Lab, including Assistant Professor Katherine Dickinson, identifies North Denver as a pollution hot spot thanks to a confluence of factors involving an abundance of industrial businesses, as well as railroad and highway traffic that puts the health of its approximately 50,000 residents at risk every single day.

May 11, 2022

The new study out of the Colorado School of Public Health evaluated the structural and outbreak factors associated with reporting foodborne illness outbreaks. The report found that many areas do not have adequate resources in place to detect and investigate every potential foodborne outbreak.