Health & Well-Being

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study. (Shutterstock Photo)

LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying

As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study.

February 7, 2019 | Combined Reports

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Staff at UConn Health donned their red gear and formed a large heart in the main lobby, dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, and kicking off American Heart Month on Feb. 1, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Goes Red for Women’s Heart Health

Staff at UConn Health wore a piece of red clothing on Friday, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women.

February 1, 2019 | Tina Encarnacion

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Artificial Skin Could Give Superhuman Perception

Metal skin might sound like a superhero power, but UConn researchers hope it could help burn victims 'feel' again.

January 22, 2019 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
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Meet the Researchers: Spirochete Labs

Anyone who has had to move knows what a pain it is. But imagine not just moving geographically, but switching between completely different biological environments with different nutrients available and immune systems working against you – well that’s the life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The most prevalent arthropod-borne infection […]

January 22, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Male anatomy, with liver highlighted. Routine screening may be needed for people at risk of hemochromatosis, which quadruples the risk of liver disease, according to research by UConn Health and University of Exeter.(Getty Images)

Common Gene Disorder that Causes Serious ‘Stealth’ Disease Could be Easily Treated

Routine screening may be needed for people at risk of hemochromatosis, according to research by UConn Health and University of Exeter.

January 16, 2019 | UConn Health and University of Exeter

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Erin Young, assistant professor of nursing, center, responds to a question during a UConn Science Salon on pain. Sittting at left is her husband and fellow pain researcher, assistant professor Kyle Baumbauer. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Looking to the Day When Being a Woman in STEM Won’t Be an Issue

Pain researcher Erin Young can't wait for people to stop asking what it's like to be a woman in her field.

January 16, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA

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Food Ads Target Black and Hispanic Youth with Unhealthy Products

Black children and teens each viewed an average of more than 16 food-related ads per day in 2017, compared to 8.8 ads-per-day for white children and 7.8 ads for white teens.

January 15, 2019 | Combined Reports

Research & Discovery
Senior brother tending to boy in hospital bed, Commenting on a recently published report by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, its director says addressing health equity is not just a matter of social justice but, for Connecticut, may be a matter of economic survival. Among other statistics, the report notes that 11 percent of black boys report being threatened with a weapon at school in the past year, compared with less than 8 percent of Hispanic and white boys. (Getty Images)

Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy

Commenting on a recently published report by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, its director says addressing health equity is not just a matter of social justice but, for Connecticut, may be a matter of economic survival.

January 14, 2019 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health UConn Voices
Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) view of the top surface of the organ of Corti in the cochlea of the inner ear. There is a row of inner hair cells (yellow) across top and three rows of outer hair cells (crescent shaped). (Getty Images)

Hearing Loss Announced by Protein Boom in Blood

After finding that blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers are developing tests to identify those at risk of hearing loss.

January 7, 2019 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Court-appointed special advocate Susan Brillhart with one of her charges, Anthony, on the day he was adopted. His new family stays in touch. (Photo courtesy of Susan Brillhart)

Susan Brillhart ’84 (NUR), A Voice for the Most Vulnerable

Hers is a voice for the most vulnerable among us.

January 4, 2019 | Jackie Hennessey ’83 (CLAS)

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