Alzheimer’s disease
Colorado eyes changes to courts’ competency process after high-profile case stirred outrage
Colorado lawmakers want to create a new way to institutionalize mentally ill and disabled people...
Older Coloradans nearly back to pre-pandemic death rates, but middle-aged people dying younger than expected
Death rates shot up in 2020 and 2021, as COVID-19 and an increasingly dangerous illicit...
CU medical researchers lose federal grants to study vaccine hesitancy, Alzheimer’s
The National Institutes of Health are the world鈥檚 largest funder of medical research, distributing $35...
New treatment could be “game-changing tool” in fight against Alzheimer’s, CSU research finds
This cocktail of medicines could also improve memory in aging adults, the study found, and,...
Fewer people died in Colorado last year, but state’s death rate remains elevated since pandemic
Drug overdoses, COVID-19 and organ damage from alcohol were the biggest culprits behind the still-elevated...
Medical aid in dying waiting period would shorten from 15 days to 48 hours under Colorado bill
The bill would also allow people who aren't Colorado residents to end their lives under...
Deaths in Colorado declined in 2022, but were still higher than pre-pandemic levels. Is this the new normal?
Fewer Coloradans died in 2022 than during the first two years of the pandemic, but...
Colorado nature photographer John Fielder dies after long battle with cancer
"Here I am at 72," Fielder said, "and cancer is trying to take my life."
Boston University researchers find CTE in 345 of 376 former NFL players
Repetitive head impacts appear to be the chief risk factor for CTE 鈥� which is...
What’s killing Coloradans? Increase in COVID, overdose deaths keep state’s mortality level elevated
The state's 2021 mortality data, finalized this month by the Colorado Department of Public Health...