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2 months ago | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall |Daniel Strain |Yvaine Ye
When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, CU Boulder helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 20 companies in fiscal year 2021.
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2 months ago | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall |Daniel Strain |Yvaine Ye
When it comes to putting science into action, last year was one for the record books. From July 2023 to June 2024, CU Boulder helped to launch 35 new companies based on research at the university—a big tick up from the previous record of 21 companies in 2020.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company would fire its fact-checkers and instead rely on its users, with the help of AI, to police Facebook and Instagram for false or misleading posts. The company will also move its content moderation team from California to Texas, lift restrictions designed to protect immigrants and LGBTQ people from hate speech and “dial back” penalties for rule-breakers.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall
This time of year, millions of people turn to diets, exercise and medication to help them get their weight in check. New University of Colorado Boulder research suggests another surprising tool could help them achieve their resolution: Exposure to beneficial bacteria. The study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, shows that animals injected weekly with a microorganism found in cow’s milk and soilwere essentially immune to weight gainfrom a high-fat, high-sugar diet.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
xpresschronicle.com | Lisa Marshall
A new study highlights significant sleep differences between male and female animals, suggesting biological factors are more influential than lifestyle in determining sleep patterns. The findings prompt a reassessment of past biomedical research, which often excluded females, leading to possible misinterpretations in drug development and treatment effectiveness. Gender Differences in Sleep Patterns Females tend to […]Source link Tags: gap rest sleep wake Women
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
scitechdaily.com | Lisa Marshall
A recent study reveals females get less restorative sleep than males, with potential implications for how biomedical research is conducted. A new study highlights significant sleep differences between male and female animals, suggesting biological factors are more influential than lifestyle in determining sleep patterns.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall
Females sleep less, wake up more often and get less restorative sleep than males, according to a new animal study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shed new light on what may underlie sleep differences in men and women and could have broad implications for biomedical research, which for decades has focused primarily on males.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall |Nicholas Goda
From family photos stored on the cloud to social media posts cataloging life’s pivotal moments, to music, art and stories we create and share online, the digital world is infused with representations of who we are. What happens to that digital legacy after we die, and how do we manage the virtual heirlooms our loved ones leave behind? CU Boulder’s new Digital Legacy Clinic has answers.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall
In our new, bi-weekly series CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. This week, Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Angela Bryan, answers: “What causes the runner’s high?” (Hint: It may not be what you think.)It can set in after just a few miles: Nagging aches grow numb, sense of time slips away, colors brighten and thoughts grow crisp.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
colorado.edu | Lisa Marshall
Dylan Thomas Doyle was a college junior traveling abroad when he got word that his friend Jack had taken his own life back home. Shaken, but reluctant to talk about it to his friends in person, he turned to online grief support spaces like Facebook and Reddit. A decade later, when serving as a hospital chaplain and Unitarian Universalist minister, he lost two more loved ones to suicide. He found solace online again—this time in a subreddit specifically created for suicide bereavement.
