This week's top research looks at aÌýnew immune-system mechanism for battling influenza, the evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters,' children's unique vulnerability to sleep-disrupting effects of screen time and a report linking climate change to global health.
Flu researchers discover new mechanism for battling influenza
A mechanism discovered by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researchers by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus could lead to new treatments.
Team set to study evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters'
A Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder team will build a tiny orbiting satellite to study the evaporating atmospheres of gigantic "hot Jupiters," gaseous planets orbiting scorchingly close to parent stars.
Kids uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronics
With their brains, sleep patterns and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time.Ìý
Linking climate change to global health
A comprehensive reportÌýconcludes the delayed response to climate change in the past 25 years has jeopardized human life around the globe.