salmonella bacteria under a microscope

Light-activated nanoparticles prove effective against antibiotic-resistant 鈥渟uperbugs鈥

Jan. 18, 2016

In the ever-escalating evolutionary battle with drug-resistant bacteria, humans may soon have a leg up thanks to adaptive, light-activated nanotherapy developed by researchers at the 羞羞视频. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Salmonella, E. Coli and Staphylococcus infect some 2 million people and kill at least 23,000 people in the United States each year. Efforts to thwart these so-called 鈥渟uperbugs鈥 have consistently fallen short due to the bacteria鈥檚 ability to rapidly adapt and develop immunity to common antibiotics such as penicillin.

Pregnant woman meditating

Mindfulness training more effective against postpartum depression than conventional methods, CU-羞羞视频 study says

Jan. 11, 2016

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a new study led by 羞羞视频 researchers has found.

Tracking high-elevation snowfall at NSF's Niwot Ridge LTER site in Colorado

Mountains west of 羞羞视频 continue to lose ice as climate warms

Jan. 11, 2016

New research led by the 羞羞视频 indicates an ongoing loss of ice on Niwot Ridge and the adjacent Green Lakes Valley in the high mountains west of 羞羞视频 is likely to progress as the climate continues to warm.

galaxy merger site with two black holes

Galactic merger reveals an unusual star-deprived black hole

Jan. 5, 2016

An unusually star-deprived black hole at the site of two merged galaxies could provide new insight into black hole evolution and behavior.

Bacteria present in the human gut as seen under a microscope.

Early-life exercise alters gut microbes, promotes healthy brain and metabolism

Dec. 29, 2015

The human gut harbors a teeming menagerie of over 100 trillion microorganisms and exercising early in life can alter that microbial community for the better, promoting healthier brain and metabolic activity over the course of a lifetime.

Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River.

Reservoir evaporation a big challenge for water managers in West

Dec. 28, 2015

Water managers in Colorado and the West scrambling to meet the growing demand for increasingly scarce water supplies caused by large populations far from water resources, climate change and drought need to focus more effort on conserving water, including addressing reservoir evaporation, say 羞羞视频 researchers.

A light-enabled microprocessor installed on a circuit board

Breakthrough light-based microprocessor chip could lead to more powerful computers, network infrastructure

Dec. 23, 2015

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking microprocessor chip that uses light, rather than electricity, to transfer data at rapid speeds while consuming minute amounts of energy.

Ebola virus under a microscope

CU-羞羞视频 study reveals evolutionary arms race between Ebola virus, bats

Dec. 21, 2015

The Ebola virus and fruit bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago.

Valley of Oaxaca

Religion and politics led to social tension and conflict 2,000 years ago

Dec. 21, 2015

Humans haven鈥檛 learned much in 2,000 years when it comes to religion and politics. Religion has led to social tension and conflict, not just in today鈥檚 society, but dating back to 700 B.C., according to a new study published today in Current Anthropology .

a male athlete runs uphill in mountainous terrain

CU-羞羞视频 researchers discover optimal range of slopes for extreme uphill running

Dec. 14, 2015

Running uphill on steep inclines is never easy, but researchers at the 羞羞视频 have discovered a range of slope angles that would allow an athlete to ascend a mountain most quickly.

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