Health & Well-Being
The Fight for Physical Literacy
Just as with reading literacy, a strong early foundation in physical literacy will have lifetime benefits, according to kinesiology professor Lindsay DiStefano.
November 26, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available
Milk, fruit, and water sales decline when a less healthy option – juice – is served through the National School Lunch program, says a new UConn Rudd Center study.
November 15, 2018 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
5 Takeaways on Exercise Guidelines by Age
UConn's Linda Pescatello and other top researchers nationwide authored the latest edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released this week.
November 14, 2018 | Combined Reports
Move More, Sit Less – Great Advice, But How Can We Make Time for Exercise?
If reaching the guideline seems overwhelming, just try to do a bit more than you did yesterday. Any improvement counts as success, say experts at UConn and Penn State.
November 13, 2018 | Sherry Pagoto, University of Connecticut, and David E. Conroy, Pennsylvania State University
T Cells That Stay Put Could Be Key to a Better Salmonella Vaccine
UConn and UC Davis researchers announced a breakthrough in understanding which cells protect against Salmonella – a critical step in developing a better vaccine against the often deadly bacterium.
November 7, 2018 | Kim Krieger
Alcohol Industry Health Campaigns Miss the Mark by a Long Shot
The public health benefits from alcohol industry-led health campaigns are likely to be minimal, but the public relations benefits substantial, says a new UConn Health study.
November 5, 2018 | Delker Vardilos, UConn Health
Tick-or-Treat!
Think tick, or risk being tricked by these 'blood-sucking vampires,' cautions pathobiologist Paulo Verardi, whose lab is working to develop vaccines for a number of emerging tick-borne diseases.
October 31, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
Why Do Some People Hurt More Than Others?
If we can better understand what makes individuals more or less sensitive to pain, then we are that much closer to reducing human suffering, writes Erin Young of Nursing.
October 26, 2018 | Erin Young, School of Nursing
Old Drug, New Hope for Pediatric Brain Cancer
Researchers from JAX, Connecticut Children's Hospital, and UConn Health have identified several drugs used against other diseases that also have the potential to fight the most common form of childhood brain cancer.
October 25, 2018 | Kim Krieger
A Copper Bullet for Tuberculosis
In a new study, UConn chemists report a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where they hide.
October 23, 2018 | Kim Krieger