Health
New research shows that a little-known brain pathway plays a critical role in making pain last after tissue heals. The findings could help pave the way for new brain-machine interfaces and medications that ease suffering without the use of opioids.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and two other Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØcampuses have been chosen from a nationwide search to partner with Medtronic—a global leader in health care technology—in a strategic research agreement aimed at accelerating transformative health innovations.
A new device, designed by researchers at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAnschutz, jiggles red blood cells until they break apart—revealing valuable information about their quality.
The Nobel laureate and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder professor, recently ranked #1 globally for RNA research, will speak at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland Wednesday.
In an ongoing effort to bridge a pervasive investment gap in innovation funding, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder has awarded pre-seed funding to Illumen Therapeutics, developing cancer treatments based on discoveries from startup co-founder Roy Parker's lab at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder scientist Roselinde Kaiser and research colleagues seek to understand the connection between executive functioning and mood problems.
A paper co-authored by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researcher Christopher Lowry draws upon the infamous "Twinkie defense" to explore the relationship between ultra-processed foods and human behavior.
New Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder research reveals that the closing of third places across the United States is a growing social and public health concern, especially for underrepresented communities.
A global team looked at the DNA of more than 6 million people and categorized psychiatric disorders into five groups based on shared genetic factors. The findings could inform new, more precise ways to diagnose mental illness and therapies to treat more than one at once.
A new study shows that merely imagining a positive encounter with someone can make you like them better by engaging brain regions involved with learning and preference. The findings could have implications for psychotherapy, sports performance and more.