Health & Well-Being
fMRI Machine Will Expand Research Capabilities
New brain-imaging equipment at the Storrs campus will benefit studies in cognitive science and many other fields.
January 9, 2014 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Health Center Cancer Programs Earn Re-accreditation
The Health Center earned a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer for the third consecutive survey.
January 6, 2014 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
A Better Approach to Diagnosing Autism
A UConn professor co-chaired a statewide effort that developed new guidelines for the clinical diagnosis of autism.
December 20, 2013 | Cindy Wolfe Boynton
New Imaging Tool Bypasses Blade to Check for Skin Cancer
The UConn Health Center’s dermatology chair is the only dermatologist in Connecticut trained on confocal microscopy, enabling her to analyze skin lesions on a cellular level without a biopsy.
November 19, 2013 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins
Challa Kumar’s research could aid in the development of stable vaccines and inexpensive artificial blood.
November 18, 2013 | Colin Poitras
Making Pharmacists Part of the Primary Care Team
In a Health Affairs analysis, a UConn professor makes the case for increasing the role of pharmacists in providing front-line care.
November 5, 2013 | Carolyn Pennington
Health Center Introduces Lung Cancer Screening Program
The program’s goal is to find lung cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.
October 28, 2013 | Chris Kaminski
Dental Care Leads to Free Breast Cancer Screening
The Screening with a Smile program offers mammograms to underserved women seeking dental care at the Health Center.
October 17, 2013 | Carolyn Pennington
Health Center Research Focuses on Deadliest Form of Skin Cancer
Dr. Soheil Sam Dadras is closer to predicting which melanomas will become metastatic.
September 17, 2013 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Researchers Develop ‘SMART’ Vaccines That Are Safe, Effective
A built-in safety mechanism leads to advancement in vaccines and other therapies.
September 4, 2013 | Sheila Foran