Health & Well-Being

MRI exam of the human brain showing multiple sclerosis plaques. (Getty Images)

A New Culprit for Multiple Sclerosis Relapses

A molecule that helps blood clot may also play a role in multiple sclerosis relapses, according to a new study by a team that included researchers from UConn Health

A view of the Waugh sundial outside the Benton Museum. (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

The Hazards of Living on the Right Side of a Time Zone Border

The more we learn about circadian disruption, the better we can blunt its impact, writes Richard G. Stevens, UConn Health professor.

From left, UConn firefighter Benjamin Roper, UConn senior Justin Pedneault ’19 (NUR), and Raffaella Coler, director of the state Office of Emergency Medical Services. (Mike Enright/UConn Photo)

UConn Designated ‘HEARTSafe’ Campus

With a defibrillator available within three minutes' walk of any spot on campus, the University becomes the first institution of higher education in Connecticut to earn the designation.

The 3D crystalline structure of CD13, a protein vital for the integrin mode of cell movement. (A.H. Wong and J.M. Rini, University of Toronto)

Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement

A new UConn study finds that cells missing a certain protein on their surface can’t move normally, with implications for wound repair as well as the spread of cancer.

Analyse Giordano (CAHNR '20) has her eyes set on med school, but there’s a lot she wants to get done first, including potentially groundbreaking research.(Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Meet The Researcher: Analyse Giordano ’20, Allied Health

Analyse Giordano is a junior majoring in allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut. She has her eyes set on going to med school, but there’s a lot she wants to get done first, including potentially groundbreaking research. Giordano was recently named a University Scholar and received a SURF award for her project developing […]

Nurse with a patient undergoing chemotherapy. (Getty Images)

Dental Researchers Get at Root Causes of Cancer Patients’ Mouth Sores

Oral mucositis, a common side effect of chemotherapy, is associated with detrimental changes in the oral microbiome, says new School of Dental Medicine research.

Dr. Sharon Gordon, dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine, in the newly renovated Dental Care Clinic at UConn Health. (Cloe Poisson, Copyright © 2019. Hartford Courant. Used with permission.)

New Dental Dean Forming Alliances to Build a Better Health Care Model

As medicine moves toward an integrated approach to care, UConn’s new dental dean sees a greater role for dental medicine in the delivery of that care.

Patrons gamble inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Hard Rock is one of two new casinos that opened last year in the seaside resort. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Setting Limits to Stop the Gambling Epidemic

The balance of money collected from gambling is a transfer from the poor to the rich, says Thomas Babor, addiction researcher at UConn Health.

Dr. Cato Laurencin, left, and physics professor Nora Berrah have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Class of 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photos)

UConn Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Cato Laurencin and physics professor Nora Berrah are among the academy's 239th class, along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, and other leaders.

UConn research was the cover story in a recent edition of the journal CrystEngComm.

Crystallizing Knowledge with a Learning Machine

UConn researchers working with Pfizer used machine learning to figure out the best way to coax a drug into solid form for the development of pharmaceuticals.