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Released: 19-Mar-2018 4:00 PM EDT
Cancer Comes Back All Jacked Up on Stem Cells
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Three tumor samples collected over time from a single patient show how cancer evolves in response to treatment.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 3:15 PM EDT
How Cash Can Promote Tropical Forest Conservation
University of Colorado Boulder

Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments are being made but even after they’re discontinued, according to a new CU Boulder study.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Shoebox-Sized Cube Satellite to Study Earth's Inner Radiation Belt
University of Colorado Boulder

A NASA-funded cube satellite built and operated by CU Boulder researchers will study the inner radiation belt of Earth’s magnetosphere, providing new insight into the energetic particles that can disrupt satellites and threaten spacewalking astronauts.

Released: 6-Mar-2018 5:05 AM EST
Bright Nighttime Light Kills Melatonin Production in Preschoolers
University of Colorado Boulder

A new CU Boulder study shows that one hour of bright light at night nearly eliminates melatonin production in young children and keeps it suppressed an hour after light's out. Structural differences may make children's immature eyes more vulnerable to body clock disruption from light.

Released: 2-Mar-2018 8:05 AM EST
Here's How Viruses Inactivate the Immune System, Causing Cancer
University of Colorado Cancer Center

"The same mechanisms that viruses use to cause cancer may be key in combating tumors with immune-based therapies or in keeping cancer from developing in the first place," says Sharon Kuss-Duerkop, PhD.

Released: 1-Mar-2018 5:05 PM EST
Hold Hands to Ease a Lover’s Pain and Your Brains Couple Up Too, New Study Shows
University of Colorado Boulder

Reach for the hand of a loved one in pain and not only will your breathing and heart rate synchronize with theirs, your brain wave patterns will couple up.

   
Released: 22-Feb-2018 5:05 PM EST
Drier Conditions Could Doom Colorado Spruce and Fir Trees
University of Colorado Boulder

Drier summers and a decline in average snowpack over the past 40 years have severely hampered the establishment of spruce and fir trees in Colorado's Front Range.

Released: 22-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST
Drier Conditions Could Doom Colorado Spruce and Fir Trees
University of Colorado Boulder

Drier summers and a decline in average snowpack over the past 40 years have severely hampered the establishment of two foundational tree species in subalpine regions of Colorado’s Front Range, suggesting that climate warming is already taking a toll on forest health in some areas of the southern Rocky Mountains.

Released: 21-Feb-2018 3:05 PM EST
Climate Warming Causes Local Extinction of Rocky Mountain Wildflower Species
University of Colorado Boulder

New University of Colorado Boulder-led research has established a causal link between climate warming and the localized extinction of a common Rocky Mountain flowering plant, a result that could serve as a herald of future population declines.

20-Feb-2018 4:05 PM EST
Climate Warming Causes Local Extinction of Rocky Mountain Wildflower Species
University of Colorado Boulder

New University of Colorado Boulder-led research has established a causal link between climate warming and the localized extinction of a common Rocky Mountain flowering plant, a result that could serve as a herald of future population declines.

Released: 16-Feb-2018 3:20 PM EST
Consumer and Industrial Products Now a Dominant Urban Air Pollution Source
University of Colorado Boulder

Household cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes, now rival motor vehicle emissions as the top source of urban air pollution, according to a surprising NOAA-led study by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and other institutions.

Released: 12-Feb-2018 4:45 PM EST
Frequent Night Shift Work Boosts Likelihood of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Shows
University of Colorado Boulder

A new study of 272,000 people found that the more frequently people work the night shift, the greater their likelihood of having diabetes.

7-Feb-2018 2:00 PM EST
When It Comes to Genes, Lichens Embrace Sharing Economy
University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered the first known molecular evidence of obligate symbiosis in lichens, a distinctive co-evolutionary relationship that could shed new light on how and why some multicellular organisms consolidate their genomes in order to co-exist.

2-Feb-2018 12:30 PM EST
New Study Sheds Light on Moon's Slow Retreat From Frozen Earth
University of Colorado Boulder

A study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers provides new insight into the Moon's excessive equatorial bulge, a feature that solidified in place over four billion years ago as the Moon gradually distanced itself from the Earth.

Released: 5-Feb-2018 5:05 PM EST
Building to Withstand Natural Disasters Pays Off, New Research Shows
University of Colorado Boulder

A new study has found that for every $1 spent to exceed building codes and make new structures more hazard-resistant, society saves $4. Retrofitting saves $6. Doing both could prevent 600 deaths, 1 million injuries and 4,000 cases of post-traumatic stress disorder.

2-Feb-2018 4:25 PM EST
Construction-Based Toys and Video Games Improve Childhood Spatial Skills
University of Colorado Boulder

Childhood play experiences strongly shape a person's spatial skills and those skills can be critical to success in fields like science and engineering.

2-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
North American Ice Sheet Decay Forced Change in Antarctic Climate
University of Colorado Boulder

The changing topography of ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere during the last Ice Age forced changes in the climate of Antarctica, a previously undocumented inter-polar climate change mechanism.

Released: 1-Feb-2018 1:05 PM EST
Supermassive Black Holes Feast on Stars Faster Than Expected in Some Post-Merger Galaxies
University of Colorado Boulder

Supermassive black holes in some galaxies may eat orbiting stars at a rate of one per year in the period following a galactic merger.

Released: 30-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Expert Panel Issues New Guidelines for Lung Cancer Molecular Testing
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Experts from three major organizations add ROS1 to list of tests matching lung cancer with targeted treatments.

Released: 29-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Study Suggests PD-1 Inhibitors Against Aggressive Pediatric Brain Cancer Subtype
University of Colorado Cancer Center

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Pediatric Blood Cancers lays the scientific groundwork for the use of PD-1 inhibitors with an aggressive form of brain cancer, namely supratentorial pediatric ependymoma.

Released: 26-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Is the Battleground State of Colorado Turning Blue?
University of Colorado Boulder

A new survey by the American Politics Research Lab finds that Coloradans support Dreamers, oppose Trump, and would likely support a Democrat for Congress if elections were held today

Released: 23-Jan-2018 5:05 PM EST
Incoming Journalists Are Tech Savvy but Lack 'the Basics,' Finds CU Boulder Study
University of Colorado Boulder

When a CU Boulder researcher surveyed veteran journalists nationwide about their views of industry newcomers, he was told they are skilled in multi-media but lack basic reporting and writing skills.

Released: 22-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Microbiome Predicts Blood Infections in Pediatric Cancer Patients
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Patients who developed bloodstream infections had significantly reduced microbiome diversity than patients who remained free of infection.

Released: 19-Jan-2018 8:05 AM EST
Treatment-Related Mortality of Surgery vs. Targeted Radiation in Early Lung Cancer Patients
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Among patients older than 80 years, 3.9 percent receiving surgery passed away within the 30-day post-treatment window, compared with 0.9 percent of patients receiving focused radiation.

18-Jan-2018 12:00 PM EST
Researchers Create First Global Atlas of the Bacteria Living in Your Dirt
University of Colorado Boulder

What lives in your dirt? University of Colorado Boulder researchers are one step closer to finding out after compiling the first global atlas of soil bacterial communities and identifying a group of around 500 key species that are both common and abundant worldwide.

Released: 17-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Light-Splitting Film for Greenhouses Could Improve Photosynthetic Efficiency, Increase Crop Yields
University of Colorado Boulder

A scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material in development at CU Boulder splits sunlight into photosynthetically efficient light and repurposes inefficient infrared light to aid in water purification.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Industrial Noise Pollution Causes Chronic Stress, Reproductive Problems in Birds
University of Colorado Boulder

A new study by CU Boulder researchers found that blue birds nesting near noisy oil and gas operations have hormonal changes similar to people with PTSD, smaller nestlings and fewer eggs that hatch

2-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Soft, Self-Healing Devices Mimic Biological Muscles, Point to Next Generation of Human-Like Robotics
University of Colorado Boulder

A new class of soft, electrically activated devices is capable of mimicking the expansion and contraction of natural muscles. These devices, which can be constructed from a wide range of low-cost materials, are able to self-sense their movements and self-heal from electrical damage, representing a major advance in soft robotics.

Released: 28-Dec-2017 3:05 PM EST
Are You Metabolically Flexible? Your New Year’s Resolutions May Depend on It
University of Colorado Boulder

CU Boulder researchers have developed a new, non-invasive method for assessing mitochondrial function and a 'metabolic rehab' program to improve it

Released: 19-Dec-2017 11:05 AM EST
Radiosurgery vs. Whole-Brain Radiation in Lung Cancer Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases
University of Colorado Cancer Center

University of Colorado Cancer Center study shows that radiosurgery may effectively treat brain metastases associated with certain types of lung cancer, even when the number of metastases exceeds established norms.

Released: 13-Dec-2017 11:05 AM EST
Even Smokers May Benefit From Targeted Lung Cancer Treatments
University of Colorado Cancer Center

When a targetable genetic alteration is present, matching the alteration with the appropriate targeted therapy is associated with a survival benefit of 1.5 years, regardless of smoking history.

Released: 8-Dec-2017 3:15 PM EST
When a Celebrity Dies, Social Media Gets Toxic, New Study Shows
University of Colorado Boulder

A study of 7,000 Facebook comments found that even in the wake of a death, people are remarkably mean to each other online. A few technological fixes could improve things, researchers say.

Released: 8-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
Solar Instruments, Experiments Headed for International Space Station
University of Colorado Boulder

A solar instrument package designed and built by the University of Colorado Boulder to help monitor the planet’s climate is now set for launch Dec. 12 aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Released: 4-Dec-2017 11:05 AM EST
North American Storm Clusters Could Produce 80 Percent More Rain
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Major clusters of summertime thunderstorms in North America will grow larger, more intense, and more frequent later this century in a changing climate

Released: 1-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
Lasers Could Lead to Better Understanding of Neurodegenerative Conditions Like Alzheimer’s
University of Colorado Boulder

Researchers will be using powerful lasers to look into the brains of animals to watch neurons firing as a way study the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

Released: 30-Nov-2017 4:10 PM EST
Some Chemicals in Smoke May Be Even More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Though most “low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons” (LMW PAHs) have not been shown to cause cancer alone, the study shows that in common combinations, these chemicals can help to spark the disease.

Released: 30-Nov-2017 3:05 PM EST
Olympic Sports Federations Get 'D' for Self-Governance
University of Colorado Boulder

A first-of its kind report card for the organizations charged with supporting Olympic sports down to the youth level found much need for improvement in transparency, democratic processes and checks and balances.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 12:05 PM EST
Single-Molecule DNA Sequencing Advances Could Enable Faster, More Cost-Effective Genetic Screening
University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder researchers are developing new techniques for faster, more cost-effective single-molecule DNA sequencing that could have transformative impacts on genetic screening.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 5:05 PM EST
Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease Discovery Could Lead to Paradigm-Shifting New Treatments, Study Suggests
University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a potent, drug-like compound that could someday revolutionize treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
New Approach to Geoengineering Simulations Is Significant Step Forward
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Using a sophisticated computer model, scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a new research approach to geoengineering could potentially be used to limit Earth’s warming to a specific target while reducing some of the risks and concerns identified in past studies, including uneven cooling of the globe.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds a New Way to Shut Down Cancer Cells’ Ability to Consume Glucose
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Many cancers depend on glucose consumption for energy, but good pharmacological targets to stop cancers’ ability to uptake and metabolize glucose are missing. CU Cancer Center study finally identifies a way to restrict the ability of cancer to use glucose for energy.

Released: 6-Nov-2017 4:35 PM EST
Important New Insights Into RECIST Criteria Measuring Cancer’s Response to Treatment
University of Colorado Cancer Center

CU Cancer Center study examines current RECIST guidelines in an effort to bring them up to speed with new complexities presented by the latest targeted therapies.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EDT
In the Lab and in the Clinic, Alisertib with TAK-228 Excels Against Solid Tumors, Including Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
University of Colorado Cancer Center

Two University of Colorado Cancer Center studies presented this weekend at AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Meeting show that using the drug alisertib along with the drug TAK-228 is more effective against triple-negative breast cancer and solid tumors than either drug alone.


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