Grace Leslie plays the flute in front oof computer screens while a small group of people look on

Can music heal? This artist and researcher wants to find out

Dec. 6, 2022

When Grace Leslie steps onstage, she wears a high-tech cap that transforms the pulses in her body and brain into haunting, hypnotic sounds. She hopes that same kind of musical connection can help people heal.

Model of the human brain

What stress does to your brain, and what future remedies could look like

Dec. 1, 2022

Neuroscientists at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress.

People gathering for a holiday

Got the sniffles? Here鈥檚 how to make the right decision about holiday gatherings

Nov. 15, 2022

A new international study conducted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic shows when people simply take a moment to reflect on the consequences of their behavior, they鈥檙e more likely to make choices that benefit public health.

researcher examines brain scans

CU researchers rethink mental illness

Nov. 11, 2022

In the dream clinic of the future, patients struggling with mental illness might鈥攊n addition to sharing their feelings with a therapist鈥攈ave their brains scanned to pinpoint regions that may be misfiring.

Public messaging

COVID still a 鈥榙angerous global health threat.鈥 New international study spells out how we can end it

Nov. 3, 2022

Greater attention to indoor air ventilation and filtration, rebuilding public trust and clearly communicating the dominant role of airborne transmission for SARS-CoV-2, addressing pandemic inequities and a 鈥渧accine-plus鈥 approach are among the recommendations made by 386 experts from more than 100 countries.

Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna

Drafting can save minutes of marathoners' times, make official sub-2 possible

Oct. 6, 2022

A first-of-its kind 兔子先生传媒文化作品 study shows that even middle-of-the-pack marathoners can shave three to five minutes off their time via drafting. It could also help world champion Eliud Kipchoge achieve the Holy Grail of running: finishing a sub-2-hour marathon at an officially sanctioned race.

Monkey sitting in tree

Another monkey virus could be poised for spillover to humans, new study shows

Sept. 29, 2022

Arteriviruses, which are already common in African monkeys and known to cause fatal outbreaks, appear to have learned how to access human cells, replicate and evade human immune systems鈥攁 warning sign these could become next in a long line of viruses to jump from nonhuman primates to people, new laboratory research shows.

Two older people holding hands

Can artificial intelligence detect Alzheimer鈥檚 earlier? CU researchers aim to find out

Sept. 28, 2022

Researchers from CU Anschutz and 兔子先生传媒文化作品 are developing an artificial intelligence tool to diagnose dementia at earlier stages in an effort to curb its progress and plan more effective treatment options.

Spices and herbs

4 easy ways to reduce your risk of severe COVID-19

Sept. 28, 2022

New research highlights how taming chronic, low-level inflammation through diet, exercise, rest and stress management could help fend off serious and lasting impacts of the virus.

A sampling of birth control methods

Youth in child welfare system lack access to birth control

Sept. 19, 2022

Only about one-third of eighth and ninth graders involved with the child welfare system in Colorado have received information on birth control, and fewer than half know how to access it, according to new research.

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