Health
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new bio-imaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.
CU Boulder researchers, with an international team of colleagues, find that childhood pets are linked to healthier stress responses.
A CU Boulder-led effort to help high-risk communities build a “violence prevention infrastructure” contributed to sharp declines in arrests for murder, assault and other youth crimes in Denver, new research shows. The program is now poised to lose its federal funding.
CU Boulder researchers studied cannabis-psilocybin users and cannabis-only users to look for similarities and differences between the two groups, including drug use motivations.
CU Boulder researcher Emily Yeo finds that some babies may benefit from more support and resources so they can grow up to lead long, happy and healthy lives.
Experiencing malnutrition in childhood or adolescence may not necessarily harm the health of humans into adulthood—although the relationship is complicated, a new study finds.
New research shows that bacteria in the environment use amyloids— proteins best known for contributing to neurodegenerative disease— to shield themselves from predators. The findings could inform new weapons against microbial resistance and human disease.
In a recent study, CU Boulder scientists have estimated the heritability of opioid use disorder—an ongoing global health crisis.
The tiny lizards can climb glass and cling to ceilings thanks to their sticky toes. Now those toes have inspired a new material that could deliver targeted chemotherapy with minimal side effects.
New research shows that the popular sweetener erythritol, often recommended for people with obesity and diabetes, comes with health risks of its own.