Lauren Woods
Author Archive
Pick Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Sticking with resolutions comes down to increasing the good to decrease the bad, says Bradley Biskup at UConn Health.
December 29, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Hidden Hearing Loss Revealed
Researchers at the UConn School of Medicine have developed a new test that can identify hearing deficits in some people who have normal hearing test results.
December 22, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Awards and Honors
Awards and honors continue to roll in for the faculty, staff and students at UConn Health. Read more about our recent accolades.
December 14, 2016 | Lauren Woods
This Holiday Season, Think Twice Before Gifting Video Games
'The last thing you want to do is feed a child’s addiction with more games,' says UConn Health addiction expert Nancy Petry.
December 14, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Advanced Lung Cancer Knocked Out in Clinical Trial
Advanced lung cancer patient Michel Gueret had a life expectancy of less than a year at the time of diagnosis. After participating in an immunotherapy clinical trial at UConn Health, he now has no more lung cancer symptoms.
December 13, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Living and Working with a Neurological Disease
Peter Frost of the Department of Pharmacy sheds light on what it’s like living and working with a neurological condition such as epilepsy, which can often at times be invisible to his fellow employees and the outside world.
December 1, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Mind Over Bladder: The Brain-Organ Connection
UConn Health's Dr. Phillip P. Smith is conducting research on the brain's connection with bladder function as we age.
November 30, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Mind Over Bladder: Research Explores the Brain-Organ Connection
UConn Health’s Dr. Phillip P. Smith has been awarded a large research grant award called the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging.
November 29, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Coping Through Holiday Season Anxiety
A UConn Health psychiatrist offers tips for getting through potentially stressful holiday activities, including family get-togethers and post-election debates.
November 23, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Four UConn Professors Named AAAS Fellows
The professors are being recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
November 22, 2016 | Christine Buckley, and Lauren Woods