Health & Well-Being

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10 Ways Women Can Stay Healthy

'The number one thing women can do to maintain their health and keep disease at bay is exercise daily,' and other tips for staying healthy, from women's health experts at UConn Health.

Migrants queue to board buses and leave the notorious 'Jungle' camp in Calais, France, before authorities demolished the site in fall 2016 in Calais, France. Some 7,000 people were estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Social Conditions Play Major Role in Migrant Health

Health is about more than just individual behavior and clinical care, it’s about politics and power, say UConn medical anthropologists.

Female dermatologist examining female patient's skin with dermascope, carefully looking for signs of skin cancer. (Getty Images)

Melanoma’s Signature

On Melanoma Monday, UConn Health dermatologist Sam Dadras discusses his research, which found a molecular signal that could distinguish which skin cancers need more aggressive treatment.

In a study today in the journal Nature Communications, UConn Health researchers identify defects that cause Angelman syndrome. (File Photo)

Isolating Their Target

In a study today in the journal Nature Communications, UConn Health researchers identify defects that cause Angelman syndrome.

A new study shows that actions to demand improvements would be most welcomed in communities of color, where children are also exposed to greater amounts of unhealthy food marketing. (Shutterstock Photo)

Parents Concerned About Unhealthy Food Marketing to Children

A new study shows that actions to demand improvements would be most welcomed in communities of color, where children are also exposed to greater amounts of unhealthy food marketing.

A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help scientists develop more effective cancer drugs. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Size Matters for Drug Particles

A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help pharmaceutical scientists develop more effective cancer drugs.

Teams of students from the Schools of Nursing and Engineering collaborated on a concept they dubbed the Baby Breathing Bed, designed to prevent babies dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Nursing Students Tackle Real-World Healthcare Needs

Teams of UConn seniors will present their innovations on April 19, at the School of Nursing's annual 'Shark Tank' event.

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Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Make movement part of your workday, says a UConn Health ergonomist.

Molecular and cell biology professor Michael Lynes with lab manager Clare Melchiorre. (Taylor Hudak '18 (CLAS, ED)/UConn Photo)

UConn Scientists Develop New Antibody for Bowel Disease

Molecular and cell biologist Michael Lynes and an international team of researchers have developed a novel antibody designed to prevent the patient’s immune system from attacking its own body.

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Yoga Helps Preserve Muscle Mass in Older Women, Study Says

Yoga group participants had lower body fat and higher muscle mass than those not practicing yoga. And, they tended to have better balance.