Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, who was not involved in the Dog Aging Project study, called the new research “wonderful confirmation of something that we know across all species: that exercise is good for healthy aging and that lifelong habits of exercise can be preventive for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive issues.”
“It turns out that probably the best model for human aging has been aging alongside of us for hundreds and hundreds of years.” - Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, a veterinarian who studies aging, about the research of “doggy dementia.”
A new study is underway to understand the response to three different medications in the treatment of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome in aging dogs, with the long-term hope of advancing Alzheimer’s Disease treatments in humans.
“CSU has a lot to be proud of with these findings. Employees conducted themselves responsibly and with care for their coworkers and families, guided by effective leadership, messaging and protocols that maintained a safe work environment during the early phases of the pandemic.” -Dr. Sue VandeWoude
Bob Ellis, Ph.D., received the 2020 Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Biological Safety Association. The award is given to a current association member for outstanding contributions to biological safety accomplished through teaching, research, service, or leadership.
“Seeing the people in action, the great work that’s going on here, it is phenomenal. It’s helping us to beat this pandemic.” -Tom Gonzales, Larimer County Health Director
"What started as a homegrown project that we had to pay for ourselves turned into a huge state-funded initiative that is going to save a lot of lives... because of this global problem you have all the best scientists in the world putting their heads together. That’s never happened before. Ever." -Dr. Nicole Ehrhart
Two researchers at Colorado State University launched a pilot study in mid-March to test employees at five skilled nursing facilities. The researchers, Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, who directs CSU’s healthy aging center, and Greg Ebel, a microbiology professor, suspected that asymptomatic staff members were bringing COVID-19 to work with them.