AURORA, Colo. (AP) Ashley Scott describes the emotional side of her job as a death doula like a fountain in the middle of a lake. Her job is to help shepherd a dying person through an experience that is so intimate, common and yet mostly taboo in American culture.
Evelyn Marie Lutz ( Evie ) (Sue Mower)
Lutz grew up in the midst of the Great Depression and, without any financial help from her family, earned a bachelor s degree in nursing from the University of Rochester and a master s degree from the University of Colorado before heading to Case Western Reserve University in Ohio to earn her doctorate.
She pursued a career in nursing and also became a professor and a college administrator to impart her wisdom to other students, according to Mower. Getting a college degree as a woman who grew up in the Great Depression was monumental in and of itself, but then to go on and get a master s degree as well as a doctorate is nothing short of extraordinary, Travis Leiker, senior director or development at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, told Fox News.
New tool may safely block gene linked to factors that cause heart disease
Looking to safely block a gene linked to factors known to cause heart disease, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have found a new tool - light.
The study, published Monday in the journal
Trends in Molecular Medicine, may solve a medical dilemma that has baffled scientists for years.
The gene, ANGPTL4, regulates fatty lipids in plasma. Scientists have found that people with lower levels of it also have reduced triglycerides and lipids, meaning less risk for cardiovascular disease.
But blocking the gene using antibodies triggered dangerous inflammation in mice. Complicating things further, the gene can also be beneficial in reducing the risk of myocardial ischemia and helping to repair a damaged heart.
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AURORA, Colo. (May 10, 2021) - Looking to safely block a gene linked to factors known to cause heart disease, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have found a new tool - light.
The study, published Monday in the journal
Trends in Molecular Medicine, may solve a medical dilemma that has baffled scientists for years.
The gene, ANGPTL4, regulates fatty lipids in plasma. Scientists have found that people with lower levels of it also have reduced triglycerides and lipids, meaning less risk for cardiovascular disease.
But blocking the gene using antibodies triggered dangerous inflammation in mice. Complicating things further, the gene can also be beneficial in reducing the risk of myocardial ischemia and helping to repair a damaged heart.