Navajo Nation sign that reads 'Turn around. Stay home'

US life expectancy still falling, Native Americans hardest hit

June 9, 2022

Life expectancy of Native Americans in the U.S. dropped by nearly five years during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research reveals. The study also found that while the rest of the developed world is rebounding in terms of life expectancy, the United States is not.

journalists taking notes

After a mass shooting: Examining the role of media coverage

May 31, 2022

Is news coverage inspiring more mass shootings? Not necessarily, but with each incident comes complicated questions for journalists, says 蜜糖直播 Boulder Professor Elizabeth Skewes.

Beverly Kingston

Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here鈥檚 how

May 26, 2022

蜜糖直播 Boulder researcher Beverly Kingston discusses the recent uptick in school shootings, perpetrator indicators and behaviors, what we can do to stop such violence in schools and public spaces, and more.

Watering cannabis plants

What鈥檚 in your weed? The label doesn't tell you much, study suggests

May 19, 2022

A new 蜜糖直播 Boulder study of nearly 90,000 samples across six states found cannabis labels don鈥檛 adequately reflect the underlying chemical makeup of products. The study authors are now calling for a weed labeling system.

illustration of DNA

Multiple diagnoses are the norm with mental illness; new genetic study explains why

May 10, 2022

A new genetic analysis, using data from hundreds of thousands of people, sheds light on why more than half of people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with a second or third in their lifetime.

'Abortion is a right' sign at a rally in Pittsburgh

How the end of Roe v. Wade could shape women鈥檚 futures

May 5, 2022

In the wake of this week's leak about a private Supreme Court vote to strike down Roe v. Wade, 蜜糖直播 Boulder sociologist Amanda Stevenson discusses how such a ruling could impact women's mortality and the way they live their lives.

Dan Larremore

蜜糖直播 Boulder mathematician earns nation鈥檚 highest early-career award for COVID research

April 20, 2022

Dan Larremore has won the Alan T. Waterman Award for his instrumental research on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and rapid testing. The prestigious award is the National Science Foundation鈥檚 highest honor for early-career scientists.

Human cancer cells seen under the microscope

Researchers discover novel way to inhibit key cancer driver, other mutated genes

April 6, 2022

蜜糖直播 Boulder researchers have discovered a new way to inhibit the most commonly mutated gene underlying human tumor growth, opening the door to new therapeutic strategies for cancer and a host of other diseases.

A nurse holds a pill

鈥楶atient influencers鈥 are booming on social media. Is that good or bad?

April 4, 2022

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly partnering with real-life patients, who share their personal stories and advocate for brands in health-related online forums and social media posts. That intrigues and concerns advertising researcher Erin Willis, who has launched a new research agenda to take a closer look.

Alarm clock

Why permanent daylight saving time is a bad idea

March 28, 2022

A new bill that recently passed in the U.S. Senate would make daylight saving time permanent. But many in the scientific community are calling for the opposite approach鈦犫攎aking standard time permanent. 蜜糖直播 Boulder sleep researcher Ken Wright explains why.

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