Health
- A CU Boulder-led team has developed a new way to print ultra-tough, adhesive biomaterials that could be used for cardiac patches, cartilage repair, needle-free sutures and personalized implants.
- In her new book “Microaggressions in Medicine,” CU Boulder alumna and bioethicist Heather Stewart writes that some health care professionals are causing emotional and psychological harm.
- Tens of millions of years ago, ancient viruses infected our primate ancestors, leaving flecks of DNA that made their way into the human genome. A new study suggests these “endogenous retroviruses” may not be as harmless as once believed.
- A new CU Boulder study offers insight on how to make a new generation of rapid tests for COVID-19, influenza, RSV and more work best.
- New CU Boulder research shows when animals are fed a diet high in saturated fat for nine weeks, their gut bacteria change in ways that influence brain chemicals and fuel anxiety. The study adds to a growing body of research that suggests ditching junk food can boost mental health.
- Children born to women who experienced more racial bias and discrimination tend to have a slower epigenetic clock, potentially impacting development, according to a new study led by researchers at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
- In “The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets,” Nobel Laureate Tom Cech explores how DNA’s long-overlooked sibling could revolutionize medicine.
- In her honors thesis, recent graduate Amber Duffy describes how loneliness influences a person’s ability to respond to stress.
- There’s a lot of research out there on screen time and sleep—read the consensus from 16 leading sleep experts, who have just published an exhaustive scientific review.
- In a new CU study, researchers found body scanning and something called urge surfing appear to help people cut down how much alcohol they drink.