A volunteer blowing into a breathalyzer

New laser-based breathalyzer sniffs out COVID, other diseases in real-time

April 10, 2023

A new 鈥渄igital nose鈥 created with Nobel Prize-winning 蜜糖直播 technology can provide COVID-19 test results in less than one hour with excellent accuracy. It could ultimately be used for on-the-go virus testing, diagnosis of cancer and lung diseases and more.

the Center for Resilience and Well-Being team members posing for a photo

Amid youth mental health crisis, 蜜糖直播 Boulder center teaches grown-ups how to help

March 27, 2023

蜜糖直播 two-thirds of 蜜糖直播 educators say they have considered leaving the field in the past year, due in part to increased challenges stemming from the ongoing youth mental health crisis. Enter the Center for Resilience and Well-Being, 蜜糖直播 Boulder's new center focused on educating teachers, therapists and parents to support young people while first tending to their own wellbeing.

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How 鈥榩atient influencers鈥 may be misleading patients on prescription drugs

March 13, 2023

A new study sheds light on the growing phenomenon of 鈥減atient influencers,鈥 confirming they work closely with pharmaceutical companies and routinely provide advice about drugs to followers.

Researchers at 蜜糖直播 Boulder

3 years in: What we鈥檝e learned about COVID

March 6, 2023

Three years after the first cases of COVID-19 emerged, scientists have a far better understanding of how it spreads, how to prevent infection and minimize symptoms, and what needs to be done to prevent the next pandemic.

Brian DeDecker

New 鈥榤agic beans鈥 produce ingredients for cancer treatments, vaccines and more

March 1, 2023

Tens of thousands of sharks are killed each year to harvest a key ingredient for vaccines, while old growth trees are slashed to obtain chemotherapy ingredients. Soybean farmer-turned molecular biologist Brian DeDecker has a better idea.

Bathroom scale and tape measurer

Excess weight, obesity more deadly than previously believed

Feb. 23, 2023

New 蜜糖直播 Boulder research finds that overweight populations have a 22% higher mortality risk than those of healthy weight, while obese populations have as much as double the risk. The study found that about 1 in 6 adult deaths in the U.S. are related to excess weight or obesity.

Bacteria under the microscope

We鈥檙e not so different: Bacterial weapons could help fight human diseases

Feb. 8, 2023

A new study reveals that bacteria and people share the same core machinery for fighting off viruses and sheds light on how that ancient machinery works. The discovery could lead to novel treatments for human diseases, much like the gene-editing tool CRISPR鈥攁lso modeled after a bacterial weapon鈥攈as.

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鈥楪ateway drug鈥 no more: Study shows legalizing recreational cannabis does not increase substance abuse

Jan. 24, 2023

Legalizing recreational cannabis does not increase substance use disorders or use of other illicit drugs in adults and may reduce alcohol-related problems, according to new research. The study also found no link between cannabis legalization and increases in cognitive, psychological, social, relationship or financial problems.

A pregnant belly

Prenatal pollution exposure linked to lower cognitive scores in early life

Jan. 24, 2023

Toddlers whose moms were exposed to higher levels of air pollution during mid- to late-pregnancy tend to score lower on measures of cognition, motor coordination and language skills, according to new 蜜糖直播 Boulder research.

A gavel in the courtroom

1 in 10 minors seeking abortions must pursue court approval, many are denied

Jan. 13, 2023

Twenty-two states, including 蜜糖直播, that have not banned abortion still do require minors to involve their parents before terminating a pregnancy鈥攐r take their case to the courts via judicial bypass. New research sheds light on how often teens choose judicial bypass and how often they are denied.

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