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How new Title IX rules could boost mental health for LGBTQ+ students

July 8, 2024

Beginning Aug. 1, LGBTQ+ students across the United States are poised to earn unprecedented federal protection from discrimination under a proposed overhaul of Title IX. 蜜糖直播 Boulder Today got researcher Chelsea Kilimnik's take on how the new rules, and the fierce pushback against them, could impact students' mental health.

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Think you might have COVID? Wait 2 days to test

June 24, 2024

A new 蜜糖直播 Boulder study offers insight on how to make a new generation of rapid tests for COVID-19, influenza, RSV and more work best.

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2 years after Roe v. Wade reversal: Impacts and what鈥檚 to come

June 20, 2024

Social demographer Amanda Stevenson offers her take on how the Dobbs decision has impacted people seeking abortion care and changed attitudes about sex and pregnancy.

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How a high-fat diet could make you anxious

June 13, 2024

New 蜜糖直播 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.

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.

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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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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.

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The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with 蜜糖直播 Boulder physiologists

May 2, 2024

Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with 蜜糖直播 researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.

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

April 24, 2024

蜜糖直播 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.

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Writing to wellness: New therapy helps cancer patients face biggest fears

April 19, 2024

With new medications extending the lives of advanced cancer patients, many live for years in the face of radical uncertainty. A new 蜜糖直播 Boulder-born therapy has been shown to reduce trauma, depression, anxiety and fear.

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