Health & Well-Being
Assessing Traumatic Brain Injuries
UConn researchers are testing a new device that can quickly assess concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
Back in the Game: Recognizing, Recovering from Concussion
UConn's NeuroSport program is teaching athletes, coaches, and parents how to spot a concussion.
Child Care’s Role in Fight Against Obesity
New UConn research highlights how child care providers can help reinforce healthy eating and physical activity.
Coming Home: State’s Elderly Transitioning to Community
UConn’s Center on Aging found that a state program to move institutionalized individuals home improved their quality of life and saved money,
UConn Health to House National Center for Bio-NMR
A new national data processing and analysis center for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will open at UConn Health in December.
Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science Opens at UConn
Director Gerry Altmann discusses how the new research center will ‘join the dots’ across neuroscience, behavioral research, and cognitive science.
Therapy Can Prevent Anxiety in Children, Study Says
A UConn Health researcher found a significant decrease in the number of children who developed anxiety after receiving intervention.
Confronting Issues of Race in the Medical Community
Dr. Cato Laurencin reflects on issues raised by the use of HeLa cells for medical research.
SNAP Participants Get Enough Calories, Insufficient Healthy Food
A new UConn study shows that the federal nutrition assistance program alleviates hunger but falls short on dietary quality.
UConn Health Earns Gold Award for Heart Attack Care
UConn Health is a 2015 Gold Award-winner in a nationwide initiative led by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.