Health & Well-Being
UConn Medical Students Learn their Match
Fourth-year students at the School of Medicine celebrated a successful Match Day last week, with 95 percent matching to residency programs around the country.
March 22, 2016 | Kim Krieger & Elizabeth Caron
Getting Older Shouldn’t Mean Being in Pain
Exercise can help combat osteoarthritis pain. A UConn nursing professor is using guided reminiscence to encourage older adults to stay active.
March 22, 2016 | Sheila Foran
UConn/JAX Partnership Begins to Bear Fruit
'Real, impactful science is teamwork,' says JAX Genomic Medicine director Charles Lee.
March 18, 2016 | Kim Krieger
UConn/JAX Forum Emphasizes Teamwork
Teams of UConn and Jackson Laboratory researchers discussed the synergies between the two institutions during a recent day on the Farmington campus.
March 17, 2016 | Peter Morenus
School Breakfasts Support Healthy Weight, Study Shows
Researchers say middle schoolers who eat breakfast at school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who skip breakfast.
March 17, 2016 | Daniel P. Jones, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at UConn
Medical Practitioners Face Up to Pain
An interdisciplinary UConn team has designed a teaching module to help medical professionals learn how to treat their patients' pain more effectively.
March 15, 2016 | Kim Krieger
Reaccreditation Received by School of Dental Medicine
The School met or exceeded all the national standards, and the accrediting commission had no recommendations for improvement.
March 15, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Get Ready to ‘Spring Ahead’ for Daylight Saving Time
Sleep expert Daniel McNally of UConn Health offers tips for surviving the switch to daylight savings time with a minimum of sleep-deprivation.
March 11, 2016 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
The Power of a Deep Breath
A new breathing technique served to protect the heart of a UConn Health breast cancer patient during radiation treatment after successful surgery.
March 9, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Understanding Pain, from Cells to Systems
A new center at UConn is devoted to finding answers to chronic pain.
March 8, 2016 | Sheila Foran