NIST/JILA biophysicist Tom Perkins, also a ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder faculty member, used this atomic force microscope to measure protein folding in more detail than ever before.

Unwinding the mysteries of protein folding

March 2, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder and JILA researcher Tom Perkins has spent the last seven years trying to understand how and why proteins fold and unfold.

Co-working space shows people sitting at their desks.

If 'sitting is the new smoking,' can desk workers snuff out risk?

March 1, 2017

A ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder research team has found marked health benefits from electric-assist commuter bikes and "passive-cycling." Now the team is studying an under-the-desk cycle that shows similar promise.

an oil well in Colorado

Older oil and gas wells at higher risk of causing groundwater contamination

March 1, 2017

Older vertical oil and gas wells are more likely to cause groundwater contamination than newer wells, new ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder research shows.

An illustration of the arterial system in the human body.

Gut microbes and poor artery health – researchers probe possible link

March 1, 2017

Preliminary evidence shows changes in gut microbiota could contribute to poor artery health with aging. This condition is worsened by eating a "Western diet" high in fat and sugars and low in fiber. With a $3 million grant, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researchers are investigating further.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder-Peace Corps volunteer Kara Zucker in El Salvador, hiking.

Once again a ‘top college’ for Peace Corps

Feb. 28, 2017

Not only does ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder continue to be one of the top Peace Corps volunteer-producing schools of all time, holding the No. 5 spot, but it also ranks highly annually, this year taking the No. 11 spot among schools of similar size across the U.S.

Illustration of child watching the stars from her bed

Late bedtimes, light at night could turn your kid into a 'night owl'

Feb. 27, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder scientists have found that 4- and 5-year-olds who go to bed later and are exposed to brighter nighttime light experience delays in their biological clock, which could lead to night-owl schedules and associated health problems.

the Soberanes fire in California

Humans have dramatically increased extent, duration of wildfire season

Feb. 27, 2017

Humans have dramatically increased the spatial and seasonal extent of wildfires across the U.S. in recent decades and ignited more than 840,000 blazes over a 21-year period, according to new University of Colorado Boulder-led research.

Artichokes

Dietary prebiotics improve sleep, buffer stress

Feb. 23, 2017

A new study with implications for human health found that prebiotics – dietary fibers found in foods like chicory, artichokes, raw garlic and onions – improved sleep and buffered stress.

A bottle of pills

Common drugs similar to ibuprofen could help treat sepsis, study suggests

Feb. 23, 2017

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) like aspirin and ibuprofen have been found to inhibit enzymes that play a key role in causing sepsis, according to a new study by BioFrontiers researcher Hubert YIn. He's now exploring ways to repurpose the drugs to treat the deadly condition which impacts more than 1 million people annually.

anonymous homeless person getting support from a ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ volunteer

Helping the homeless, one assessment at a time

Feb. 22, 2017

A groundbreaking partnership between ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder’s Brain Behavior Clinic and the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless provides free cognitive evaluations for the homeless, which helps them get disability benefits.

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