Stephanie Bryant in her lab with a graduate student

Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in 5 years

March 26, 2024

Armed with up to $39 million in federal funding, a dream team of researchers from three Colorado campuses aims to end osteoarthritis.

A dirty ashtray full of cigarettes

How genes work together to shape how much you smoke

March 25, 2024

A new CU Boulder study sheds light on how genes associated with smoking work in conjunction with the rest of the genome, paving the way for more personalized approaches to help people kick the habit.

Person scratching lottery ticket

You’re (very likely) not going to win, so why play?

March 25, 2024

Sixty years after its legalization, people are still attracted to the lottery because of the strong emotions associated with imagining the future, CU Boulder researcher says.

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Secrets from the grave

March 18, 2024

By studying human skeletal remains, bioarchaeologist Sharon DeWitte is opening a new window into past pandemics and giving voice to the voiceless.

A family in Bangladesh

Early childhood health interventions have ‘big, multi-generation impacts,’ research finds

March 8, 2024

Associate Professor Tania Barham’s research suggests that it doesn’t take much to help give impoverished people a better start to life.

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CU Boulder researchers tackle HIV-related cognitive decline

March 8, 2024

Assistant professors Kayla Sprenger and Laurel Hind are on a collaborative mission to explore solutions for mitigating cognitive decline in individuals living with HIV. This decline can be caused by both the virus itself and antiretroviral drugs.

Bags of donated plasma

Plasma donations: A financial lifesaver and an ethical dilemma

March 6, 2024

New research shows low-income households bridge cash needs and avoid payday loans by selling plasma, but there has been little study on the health effects of high-frequency donations.

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CU Cancer Center leaders aim to use novel molecule to fight cancer

March 1, 2024

Tin Tin Su of CU Boulder and Antonio Jimeno of the CU School of Medicine say acceleration-initiative funds will help speed a promising, developed-in-Colorado cancer therapy for patients.

cannabis plants

CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC

Feb. 27, 2024

The first randomized trial to examine how commercially available cannabis impacts anxiety symptoms has shown that products heavy in the nonintoxicating compound CBD work surprisingly well—and without getting you high.

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Suicide rates in the US are on the rise: New study offers surprising reasons why

Feb. 15, 2024

Increased access to prescription opioids and a shrinking economic safety net contributed to an increase in suicide rates in the 21st century, according to new CU Boulder research.

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