School of Medicine
UConn Health Minute: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a brain disorder whose symptoms often mimic Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. As neurologist Neha Prakash explains, UConn Health’s multidisciplinary team has the expertise to accurately diagnose this complex condition.
September 30, 2021 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Researcher Focuses on Enhanced N95 Mask Protection
A UConn Health researcher has won a federal grant to develop respirator masks that could help mitigate the spread of airborne illnesses like COVID-19
September 29, 2021 | Ira Morrison
UConn Health Researcher Investigating RNA Molecule’s Role in Bone Formation, Weakening
Anne Delany's research will lead to a better understanding of glucocorticoid signaling necessary for developing new treatments to address glucocorticoid excess.
September 28, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Laurencin is Only US Professor Chosen as Royal Academy Fellow
The UConn researcher is one of only 69 people elected this year from across the globe
September 28, 2021 | Combined Reports
Woodstock Academy Enlists UConn Sports Medicine Expertise
Athletes have access to sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other kinesiology specialists
September 23, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
First Residency Program in Connecticut for Rehabilitation Physicians Announced
A joint partnership with University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Gaylord Hospital, and UConn Health
September 23, 2021 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Public Health Researcher Conducting Novel Pediatric Firearms Death Study
Amy Hunter is studying the racial and ethnic disparities associated with pediatric firearm deaths as well as the circumstances surrounding these incidents
September 20, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Podcast: COVID and Older Adults‘ Resiliency
UConn Health's psychiatry chair and a medical student who's studying how older adults are handling the pandemic with him share their observations, which may surprise you.
September 16, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health Minute: High Risk Pregnancy
With a high-risk pregnancy, mom or baby might be at increased risk of health problems before, during or after delivery. As Dr. Richard Wagner explains, the maternal-fetal medicine physicians at UConn Health have undergone advanced training to offer the special monitoring and care that high risk pregnancies require.
September 15, 2021 | Carolyn Pennington
Researchers Show How Protein Clogs in Cellular Entrances Cause Parkinson’s Disease
'Traffic jams' that can lead to certain brain cell death
September 15, 2021 | Kim Krieger