Health
In a study she conducted while a CU Boulder postdoctoral researcher, Elizabeth Holzhausen and colleagues found a link between night-shift work and prostate-cancer risk.
Scientists at CU Boulder are using a mobile laboratory to collect 1,200 breath samples from cannabis users. The collaboration with the National Institutes of Technology could help lead to a reliable cannabis breathalyzer.
Researchers have discovered a protein variant that serves as a knob for regulating the body’s innate immune response. The findings could lead to new therapies for Long COVID, autoimmune disorders and more.
Being awake when your body thinks you should be sleeping can make you more susceptible to viruses, make your wounds heal more slowly and promote weight gain. And don't even think about driving the day after an all-nighter.
Females sleep less, wake up more often and get less restorative sleep than males, according to a new study. The findings could have broad implications for biomedical sleep research, which for decades has focused primarily on males.
In his research on the brain, Daniel Gustavson looks for clues about when cognitive decline begins. Gustavson is an assistant research professor in the Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
Scientists from CIRES and CU Boulder harnessed social media data to track patterns in allergy intensity across the United States, finding an allergy hotspot in the Southeastern U.S., a winter allergy season in Colorado and more.
Young adults sit 60-plus hours per week, boosting their heart disease risk and accelerating signs of aging, according to new research. Vigorous exercise works best to counteract it, but sitting less is ideal.
Psychologist Angela Bryan, like many other avid runners, is no stranger to what many call the “runner’s high.” The scientist breaks down what happens in the body to make you feel so good during a long jog.
According to a paper coauthored by Professor Erik Willcutt, many children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder also have reading disability, and vice versa.