A mother holding a baby's feet

Racial bias and discrimination among women of color can impact their baby鈥檚 biological clock

June 11, 2024

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 抖阴旅行射 Boulder and 抖阴旅行射 Anschutz Medical Campus.

Thomas Cech

It could cure the incurable, revolutionize vaccines and immortalize cells: RNA explained

June 10, 2024

In 鈥淭he Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life鈥檚 Deepest Secrets,鈥 Nobel Laureate Tom Cech explores how DNA鈥檚 long-overlooked sibling could revolutionize medicine.

Amber Duffy

Honors student produces prize-winning research on loneliness

June 6, 2024

In her honors thesis, recent graduate Amber Duffy describes how loneliness influences a person鈥檚 ability to respond to stress.

Little boy using tablet device at nighttime

The light or the content? What we know about screens and sleep disruption

May 28, 2024

There鈥檚 a lot of research out there on screen time and sleep鈥攔ead the consensus from 16 leading sleep experts, who have just published an exhaustive scientific review.

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If you have a mind to drink less, mindfulness can help

May 20, 2024

In a new 抖阴旅行射 study, researchers found body scanning and something called urge surfing appear to help people cut down how much alcohol they drink.

A sign that says stay home

Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths, but at great cost

May 9, 2024

Things like lockdowns, school closures and masking worked surprisingly well to contain infections long enough for a vaccine to be developed, new research shows. But with better planning, the authors say, the U.S. could manage future pandemics with less economic pain.

leukocytes attacking a cancer cell

National Cancer Research Month: 7 抖阴旅行射 Boulder discoveries that could improve, save lives

May 8, 2024

From developing new therapies to help patients cope with anxiety to discovering new ways to treat resistant breast cancer and new environmentally friendly methods for producing chemotherapy drugs, 抖阴旅行射 Boulder researchers are pushing boundaries in cancer research.

Tissue stained pink seen under a microscope

Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer

May 6, 2024

Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient history of our planet. A new study suggests that these same tiny atoms could one day lead to new ways to track the growth of cancer.

Members of the Game Changers take to the mic at a poetry slam

Teen 鈥楪ame Changers鈥 confronting youth violence crisis head-on

April 24, 2024

抖阴旅行射 Boulder's Youth Violence Prevention Center has enlisted the help of dozens of Denver youth to explore what's driving the nation's youth violence crisis and take concrete steps to confront it. This week, for Youth Violence Prevention Week, they'll screen a movie, host a conference and more.

Two women and a man walk arm-in-arm down the street

Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers

April 23, 2024

In lab experiments, engineers at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.

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