Health & Well-Being

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Six babies arrived at UConn John Dempsey Hospital on Jan. 1, 2019.

Six New Year’s Babies Set Record at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

It's a boy! No, wait ... it's a girl, boy, boy, girl, boy. The half-dozen New Year's Day babies set a record for UConn's hospital.

Natural supplements may be popular, but they can have dangerous side effects when they include prescription drugs, says pharmacy expert C. Michael White. (Oleksandr Zamuruiev/Shutterstock)

Beware of Natural Supplements for Sex Gain and Weight Loss

A pharmacy professor writes about his concerns that many so-called natural products are tainted with prescription drugs, thereby increasing the risk of harm to patients.

Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight trajectories in middle school students, according to a new study by researchers at UConn and Yale. (Shutterstock Photo)

School-Based Nutritional Programs Reduce Student Obesity

Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight gain in middle school students, according to a new study by researchers at UConn and Yale.

A Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) give the camera an impatient look. Saguaro National Park, Arizona. (Getty Images)

Nature is a Rich Source of Medicine – If We Can Protect It

Conservative estimates suggest that we are losing one important drug every two years because of our onslaught on the natural world, according to UConn's John Malone and counterparts.