Health & Well-Being
Fake Pot Spurs Increasing Number of Calls to Poison Center
Members of the public are encouraged to seek further information and report exposures.
December 17, 2010 | Carolyn Pennington
Pharmacy Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant for Cancer Research
Kyle Hadden is studying the preventive and therapeutic effects of vitamin D on cancer treatment.
November 18, 2010 | Megan Zabilansky
Artificial Antibodies Hold Promise for Fighting Cancer, Other Diseases
UConn researchers are developing artificial antibodies that will deliver drugs directly to cells.
October 26, 2010 | Tim Stobierski, CLAS ’11
Recovery from Autism
A UConn expert says early intervention can help some children recover from autism.
September 13, 2010 | Colin Poitras
Iraq War Veteran Hopes to Help Improve Military Fitness Programs
Grad student Tunde Szivak says her military service shaped her career decision.
September 10, 2010 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
A psychiatry professor at the UConn Health Center is comparing two treatment approaches for PTSD.
July 1, 2010 | Carolyn Pennington
Clinical Trials Favorable for Novel Breast Cancer Detection Device
A noninvasive device developed at UConn could reduce the number of breast biopsies.
June 22, 2010 | Colin Poitras
Study Shows Millions of Americans Forgoing Medical Care After Cancer
Many cancer survivors said they could not afford needed medical services.
June 16, 2010 | Colin Poitras
Ten UConn Stem Cell Projects Receive State Funding
The funded projects range from seeking to better understand the cells, to developing new therapies.
June 10, 2010 | David Bauman
New Biomarker Technique Could Provide Early Detection for Cancer
UConn researchers are developing techniques to detect the presence of cancer before symptoms appear.
May 19, 2010 | Christine Buckley