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Help may be on the way for millions of Americans suffering from chronic pain, a debilitating condition that makes it extremely painful to do anything from taking a shower to putting on a shirt, according to a CU-Boulder researcher. Linda Watkins, a professor and researcher in the University of Colorado at Boulder's psychology department and Center for Neuroscience, is developing a revolutionary gene therapy that she says could stop chronic pain for months at a time, something unheard of today.

Note to Editors: Esposito will participate in a news briefing Nov. 8 at the Division of Planetary Sciences meeting in Louisville, Ky. Contents embargoed until 12:35 p.m. EST Nov. 8. A University of Colorado at Boulder professor involved with the Cassini-Huygens mission is reporting an ever-changing vista at the frontiers of Saturn, featuring wayward moons, colliding meteoroids, rippling rings and flickering auroras.

Despite its popularity fueled in part by the blockbuster movie "Jurassic Park," amber nevertheless trails the Florissant Fossil Beds in Colorado when it comes to the richness of the fossil beetle record, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study.

New University of Colorado at Boulder research shows high-altitude aquifers honeycomb parts of the Colorado Rockies, trapping snowmelt and debunking the myth that high mountain valleys act as "Teflon basins" to rush water downstream.

While pundits question whether Iraqi insurgents can be controlled or defeated, a political science professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder believes the insurgents will eventually fail.

Editors: Contents embargoed for use at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 4. For those who have wondered why they like or dislike certain things, or how they decide what to order from a menu, a team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder says it's dopamine. A CU-Boulder team studying Parkinson's disease patients found strong evidence that dopamine in the brain plays a key role in how people implicitly learn to make choices that lead to good outcomes, while avoiding bad ones.

Health officials at the University of Colorado at Boulder said today that the campus is experiencing an outbreak of norovirus and is recommending precautionary measures for students and extra cleaning in certain sections of campus residence halls. Norovirus causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. About 35 students have been seen at Wardenburg Health Center with these symptoms since Oct. 26, said Wardenburg Director Robert Cranny.

The University of Colorado is investigating an incident of unauthorized access to the Division of Continuing Education's computer server that contained personal information of approximately 1,000 students and conference attendees, according to preliminary findings.

An Update on Eric Cornell's Condition Eric has had four surgeries to combat necrotizing fasciitis. The last one was Friday morning. He is improving little by little every day. He will remain in critical condition for some time. Today, Eric had his first reconstructive surgery. He has a large team of health-care specialists who are adjusting his treatment as his condition changes. We appreciate the continued support of the community and the expertise of the health-care team.

Editors: A complete schedule of events follows the news release. The University of Colorado at Boulder will launch a novel Fast Hybrid Test facility for earthquake engineering Nov. 15 as part of a national effort to improve the engineering of buildings, bridges, transportation systems and other structures to withstand severe earthquakes.