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Local student’s science fair project leads to co-authorship of equine research at Colorado State University

Samantha Keeney, an 8th-grade student from Boulder, Colorado, embarked on a remarkable scientific journey driven by her passion for horse riding. Her curiosity led her to investigate the effects of exercise stress on equine physiology, ultimately collaborating with Colorado State University’s esteemed faculty in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Together, they delved into the intricate interplay between cortisol levels and cytokine elevation in horses subjected to moderate exercise. Their findings, including the correlation of cortisol with key cytokines like G-CSF and eotaxin, shed new light on equine health and welfare during athletic performance, potentially paving the way for enhanced strategies to optimize horse well-being.

Good Housekeeping: How to Combat Inflammaging, the Aging Side Effect No One Talks About

It turns out that inflammaging is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, kidney disease, diabetes, cancer, depression and dementia. “The rise in rates of these conditions are the by-products of a longer life span,” says Nicole Ehrhart, V.M.D., the director of Colorado State University’s Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging, which coordinates the university’s interdisciplinary research teams focused on aging. “

CBS News: Lakota tribal members to meet with Colorado State University 1 year after buffalo revitalization

Lakota tribal members will meet Thursday at the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins to continue the buffalo revitalization partnership that began one year ago. The tribal members are traveling from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. On Thursday, tribal members will team up with veterinarians and professors of agriculture at CSU for the annual “round-up” where the animals will be tagged, vaccinated and blood-tested.