Category Archive: Health

Go With Your Gut: Probiotics Might Not Be the Right Choice for Everyone

In the right circumstances probiotic supplements can benefit the human gut, but are they they right choice for you?

Q&A with Cathy Lozupone, Scientist Defining the Human Belly

Cathy Lozupone explains what it’s like to study the microscopic world within the human gut.

Smoke and Rearview Mirrors: the Not-So-Simple Science of Driving High

Fearing more stoned drivers on the road, some are seeking to legislate the minimum amount of marijuana that would determine when a person is legally too high to drive.

VIDEO: The Boulder Farmers’ Market — A Source of Local, Healthy Food for Boulder Residents

This week, take an opportunity to celebrate Food Day by stopping by the Farmers’ Market, selecting some healthy produce and supporting our local farmers. Don’t forget your reusable bags!

Superfood Takes on Super Bacteria

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by Breanna Draxler The avocado has long been touted as a super food. Now it may have another health benefit: killing super bacteria. Yellow staphylococci is the most common bacteria linked to post-operation infections in hospitals. These staph infections can be life-threatening and are becoming more and more resistant to the antibiotics used to treat …

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Why Pizza is Part of the STEM Pie

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By Doug Haller Many of us chuckled recently when headlines misleadingly declared that Congress approved pizza as a vegetable. “Politics!” we thought and returned to mulling over how to encourage the best and brightest students to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It turns out that a select group of STEM educators …

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