DENVER, Colorado, March 7 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * Noninvasive, Wearable Blood Pressure Device Developed at CU Denver With the onset of smart watches and wearable devices that track everything from your heartbeat to your blood oxygen saturation levels, CU Denver engineers are working on a noninvasive device to monitor another critical health component: blood pressure. Thanks to grants from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Tra  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 7 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Early-Life Gut Microbes May Protect Against Diabetes, Research in Mice Suggests The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk, new research in mice has found. The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes--or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood--b  more