Health & Well-Being

Map of reported active transmission of Zika virus. (Map source: CDC)

Zika Virus: What You Need to Know

A UConn researcher working to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus discusses what's known about this emerging infectious disease.

A fractured skull. (iStock Photo)

Born to Break: Inherited Disease Sheds Light on Bone Loss

With a better understanding of how bone is formed and destroyed, UConn Health researchers now hope to discover new treatments.

Gopinath Rajadinakaran, right, and Robert Kelley, professor of reconstructive sciences, discuss the testing of an artificial salivary gland at UConn Health in Farmington on Dec. 3, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Developing a Solution to the Problem of Dry Mouth

Dr. Robert Kelly invented an artificial salivary gland. The NSF program Accelerate UConn helped him bring it closer to market.

Frank Ditaranto of Terryville, Conn. was the first patient in New England to receive robotic-guided spine surgery at UConn Health with Dr. Isaac Moss.

New England’s First Patient Receives Robotic Spine Surgery at UConn Health

On Jan. 7 Frank Ditaranto, 50, of Terryville, Connecticut was the first patient in New England to receive pioneering, robotic-guided spine surgery at UConn Health. Using the new, state-of-the-art Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System, UConn John Dempsey Hospital’s Dr. Isaac Moss performed the first minimally invasive, robotic-guided spinal procedure. To relieve Frank’s severe lower-back and […]

Matthew Hanley uses a microscope in a lab at UConn Health in Farmington on Dec. 3, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NSF Program Helps UConn Entrepreneurs Get Started

UConn Health researchers in the early stages of developing a colorectal cancer vaccine got a jump-start from Accelerate UConn, an NSF I-Corps site.

UConn autism expert Deborah Fein suggests everyday activities for parents that help children during their critical early years. (iStock Photo)

New Book Helps Parents Help Kids at Risk of Autism

UConn autism experts suggest ways parents can adapt everyday activities to help children during their critical early years.

Men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie coaches from the sidelines. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Vote for Coach Ollie in NCAA Coaches Charity Challenge

Your vote can help men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie win $100,000 for the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health.

Dr. Reza Kazemi (seated in foreground), associate professor of operative dentistry and reconstructive sciences, demonstrates a dental technique to second-year dental student Jenna Marcinczyk (standing) in the Joseph E. Grasso Dental Simulation Lab. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn School of Dental Medicine Wins Prestigious Gies Award

The Gies Awards are among the preeminent national awards in the field of dental education.

A student rests under a tree on the Great Lawn at the Storrs campus. (UConn File Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Research at the Forefront

Twelve stories about UConn research that advances our understanding of the world around us.

Dr. Isaac Moss of the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute will be New England’s and Connecticut’s first surgeon to use pioneering robotic guidance technology to assist him during spine surgery at UConn John Dempsey Hospital. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health First in New England to Offer Robot-Guided Spine Surgery

Spine surgery patients at UConn Health can look forward to improved outcomes with new high-precision robotic technology.