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When we eat sugary and starchy foods, the bacteria in our mouth feed on the small bits of food left on our teeth. While digesting the bits of food left behind, bacteria produce acids. These acids slowly wear down the tooth enamel, leading to cavities and tooth decay if not cleaned away.

Welcome to Science Snapshot, a quick digest of the latest research happening across the CU Anschutz campus. Hear from researchers as they briefly explain one of their recent studies and how it could improve healthcare. In this installment, we highlight the influence mothers' screen-related behaviors have on toddlers' screen use and how lactation consultants need more education to confidently coun…

A groundbreaking and fast-paced effort – combining biologic, clinical and regulatory expertise at the University of Colorado Anschutz – has helped propel an ambitious nationwide attempt to reverse osteoarthritis (OA), a painful degenerative disease that affects 32 million Americans.

Knowing that women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at three times the rate of men, particularly during their 30s and 40s, scientists in the CU Anschutz lab of Kimberley Bruce , PhD, recently took that window of opportunity and ran with it.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz may have identified why many cancer patients say food suddenly tastes unpleasant during treatment.

Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) are studying how cannabis use affects driving performance. Using a “video game-like” simulator, they measure how people drive before and after consuming cannabis.

A diner scans the menu with her eyes while strands of conversation and random noise – from her party, from other customers, from the kitchen – bombard her ears. She leans in but deciphering what’s being said just across the table can be challenging, if not impossible.

A new study, published in Anatomical Sciences Education , provides evidence that researchers and scientific organizations can significantly improve public access to accurate, high-quality information through structured engagement with Wikipedia, one of the most widely used knowledge platforms in the world and an increasingly influential source for both search engines and artificial intelligence s…

A new report, published today in Nature Metabolism , is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose in driving disease, separate from its role as a simple source of calories.

Roughly one in eight Americans has type 2 diabetes – totaling over 40 million individuals, with an additional two million Americans with type 1 diabetes. In addition to the lifestyle and health impacts, the condition carries a heavy financial burden of a 2.5 times higher cost of living compared to someone without diabetes.

Men choose brain surgery more than women to treat their symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Since deep brain stimulation (DBS) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s, men have consistently accounted for 70% or more DBS procedures.

Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics , public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms , as they’ve long been known – is surging.

Neurosurgery experts with the University of Colorado Anschutz performed Colorado’s first implanted brain‑computer interface (BCI) surgery at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital , marking a significant advance for patients with neurological injury or disease. Commonly known as BCIs, the implanted technology can restore lost motor and sensory function by translating brain signals into actions …

CU Anschutz College of Nursing's midwifery program continued its climb, netting a No. 1 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Also this year, the School of Medicine was named a top-tier research university in the country, the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) jumped five spots to No. 14, and the CU Anschutz School of Pharmacy landed at No. 20. College of Nursing midwife…

CU Anschutz College of Nursing's midwifery program continued its climb, netting a No. 1 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Also this year, the School of Medicine was named a top-tier research university in the country, the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) jumped five spots to No. 14, and the CU Anschutz School of Pharmacy landed at No. 20.

CU Anschutz College of Nursing's midwifery program continued its climb, netting a No. 1 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Also this year, the School of Medicine was named a top-tier research university in the country, the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) jumped five spots to No. 14, and the CU Anschutz School of Pharmacy landed at No. 20.

Heightened sensitivity in people with Parkinson’s disease can evolve into one of the scarier and lesser-known non-motor symptoms of the neurological disease: psychosis. Seeing things that aren’t there, believing their grandchild is an imposter, or suspecting their spouse is having an affair are all things that can happen to patients that they might shy away from sharing with their providers. “It'…

As a neurological movement disorder, Parkinson’s disease (PD) can cause everything from tremors and instability to sleep issues and cognitive problems. A daunting question following a diagnosis then is: How do I keep myself or my loved one safe and independent, especially in the home? As a neuropalliative care specialist, Christina Vaughan, MD, helps her patients and families answer that question…

CU Anschutz Innovations announces Project Skywalker, an ambitious collaboration with Thought Forward Design (Mobella), Pininfarina, and the University of Colorado-based Center for Innovative Design & Engineering (CIDE) to develop a next‑generation walker, engineered specifically for older adults. As outdated mobility devices fail to meet the needs and expectations of today’s aging population, Pro…

A new artificial intelligence (AI)–based tool shows promise for improving surveillance in patients treated with endoscopic eradication therapies for Barrett’s esophagus (BE)-related dysplasia and early esophageal adenocarcinoma. BE is the only known condition that precedes esophageal adenocarcinoma – an aggressive cancer with high mortality rates. Developed and validated by U.S. researchers, the …