Health
From the cellular level to the community level, CU Boulder researchers seek to understand the underlying causes of disease and turn their discoveries into solutions to improve human health. They’re developing new therapies for osteoarthritis, Alzheimer’s, cancer and heart disease. They’re shedding new light on how people can optimize their sleep, diet and exercise. They’re collaborating with schools and communities to improve mental health, and much more.
Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in 5 years
Armed with up to $39 million in federal funding, a dream team of researchers from three Colorado campuses aims to end osteoarthritis.
CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
The first randomized trial to examine how commercially available cannabis impacts anxiety symptoms has shown that products heavy in the nonintoxicating compound CBD work surprisingly well—and without getting you high.
Suicide rates in the US are on the rise: New study offers surprising reasons why
Increased access to prescription opioids and a shrinking economic safety net contributed to an increase in suicide rates in the 21st century, according to CU Boulder research.
Faculty Experts on Health Research
Faculty experts from CU Boulder are available to discuss health, bioscience, mental health and more. To arrange an interview, contact CU Boulder media relations at cunews@colorado.edu.
