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Inoculating mothers with a beneficial microbe during pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new study. The paper suggests that exposure to good bacteria during pregnancy may positively impact brain development.

Jacob Segil is working to bring back the sense of touch for amputees, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded CU 51��ý $11 million to continue a study measuring how drugs, screens, concussions and more impact development, offering insight into why teenagers do the things they do.

A new brain imaging study of prairie voles—which are among only about 5% of mammalian species besides humans who are monogamous—found that when it comes to forming bonds, longing may be as important as being together. The study also sheds light on why it's so hard to social distance, and could lead to new therapies for conditions like autism and depression.

Professor Mark Hernandez’s team will be testing how well common air disinfectants—including the “foggers” that spray peroxides, chlorine derivatives and surfactants—work against viruses closely related to COVID-19.

What can researchers do when their mathematical models of the spread of infectious diseases don’t match real-world data?

A decade after President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, more people are fully insured, fewer are uninsured and people who lose their insurance intermittently are no longer at greater risk of bankruptcy, according to a new CU 51��ý study.

Imagine a test that could tell you if you were infected with COVID-19 before you had a single symptom. SickStick may offer that chance.

CU 51��ý history Professors Elizabeth Fenn and Susan Kent share insights from their study of disease outbreaks through the ages.

Daniel Larremore tracks human diseases through the lens of mathematics. Now, he's joined a national effort to use social media data to slow the spread of coronavirus.