Health & Well-Being
NIDCR-funded Study Finds Females Have Lower Salivary Flow Than Males
Findings key for patient risk assessment and treatment management strategies
Why Whooping Cough Now?
Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says Dr. Timothy Lishnak from UConn Health’s family medicine faculty
Mpox ‘Global Emergency’ Not an Imminent Threat in US
Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus monitors from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service
Seeing the Unseen: Professor Zheng, Peers, Develop Novel Endoscopic High-Res Imaging Technique
The new lensless process, called Synthetic Aperture Ptycho-Endoscopy (SAPE), uses an advanced imaging process to capture bending patterns of light through a bundle of ultrathin optical fibers
New Geroscience Program Delves Into the Mysteries of Aging
'Our goal is to give as many students as possible a greater appreciation and understanding of aging'
Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements
Tysen Kendig admits the idea of spinal surgery was undoubtedly scary, but he knew going in that he had one of the very best surgeons in the business to fix his cervical stenosis leading to extreme confidence going into surgery but after the fact is even more impressed with the quality of care.
Understanding what Makes Ticks Tick Through Their Spit
Andrei Abarientos ‘26 (CAHNR) is interning this summer at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institutes of Health laboratory, to learn about a unique aspect of this harmful insect
CAHNR Alum Tyler Gavitt Uses Science to Design Vaccines and Foster Open Public Health Discussion
From transformational research experiences, to basketball championships and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, three-time UConn alum Tyler Gavitt shares his UConn journey and where it's taken him
Live Longer, Die Healthier
UConn researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life—and vigor—up to the very end
Translating Knowledge into Policy as an Intern on the Hill
'What really draws me to health policy is the fact that it can have an impact on more than just one person. It can have a state-wide, or a nation-wide impact'