Health & Well-Being

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UConn Psychology Professor Develops Tool to Measure Religious Coping During Trauma

'With this scale in hand, many research questions can be posed to advance our understanding of theodical struggling and how people engage in struggling'

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Patient Group Honors Dr. Peter Albertsen as Pioneer in Prostate Cancer Management

Chief and program director of UConn Health’s Division of Urology was an early advocate of active surveillance, originally an unpopular alternative to surgery and radiation in low-grade cancers

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UConn Aphasia Support Group Reaches Out to Caregivers and Beyond

'The only people who can really understand are the people who are going through it'

Alexandra Frey and Dan Frey '86 (BUS).

Alum’s Gift Supports UConn’s New Residential Wellness Community to Bolster Student Mental Health

Dan Frey '86 (BUS) established The Alexandra Frey Memorial Fund in memory of his daughter, who lost her life to suicide

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Shorter Telomeres Point to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk

If longer telomeres actually reduce Alzheimer's risk, it’s one more reason for people to adopt a healthy lifestyle

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Podcast: Managing Movement Disorders Like Parkinson’s Disease

Early diagnosis and intervention plus supportive care and planning can significantly improve quality of life for those with Parkinson's disease and their families

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UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT

'I’m very proud of the work we have been collectively doing at UConn to support the whole child'

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Short Videos Countering Misleading Marketing of Children’s Sugary Drinks Reduce Parents’ Intentions to Serve

Messages resonated with a wide audience of parents in all racial and ethnic groups

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Diet Tracking: How Much is Enough to Lose Weight?

'You don't need to have perfect tracking every day to lose a clinically significant amount of weight'

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UConn Health Leads Patient on Innovative Path to Restoring Pain-Free Mobility

UConn Health’s Dr. Lauren Geaney finds a solution for what was unsolvable, with a 3D-printed custom ankle replacement. Now her patient is walking again without pain.