Health & Well-Being

UConn Health's Myra Rivera, Sidney Hopfer, and Giuseppa Santaniello (left to right) demonstrate tools used to screen newborns for cystic fibrosis and provide genetic counseling for parents. On the tablet is Amy Jonasson, a certified genetic counselor from University of Florida Health. (Photo by Janine Gelineau)

Connecticut’s Effective Formula for Cystic Fibrosis Screening

UConn Health, which screens seven of 10 Connecticut newborns for cystic fibrosis, unites institutions to support families throughout the process.

Nicole Wagner, president and CEO of LambdaVision, which was founded through support from UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services in 2009.

Farmington Startup Sets Sights on Curing Retinal-Disease Blindness

A promising new procedure developed by a company in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program offers hope for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases.

UConn biostatistics professor Tania Huedo-Medina visits Cuba regularly for research.

In Cuba with Biostatistician Tania Huedo-Medina

One UConn professor is on a mission to improve the way we collect health data in the U.S. by researching Cuba's public health successes.

Science in Seconds

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Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

Dr. Molly Brewer of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Photo by Alan Grant)

Getting out Ahead of the Fastest Growing Cancer in Women

“The number one culprit behind the rise in incidence of uterine cancer is obesity,” says Dr. Molly Brewer of UConn Health.

A couple walking. (Sam Edwards, Caiaimage via Getty Images)

Lifting Spirits Doesn’t Require Many Reps

You will get the best "bang for your buck" with light- or moderate-intensity physical activity, according to a new UConn study.

UConn Health's study will be Journal of Neuroscience Research cover story.

A Better View of How Tumors Form in the Eye

UConn Health neuroscientists believe they are closing in on an explanation for the reason our corneas, the transparent layer that forms the front of our eyes, have a natural ability to prevent the formation of tumors.

A new study from the UConn Rudd Center finds that adolescents who are teased about their weight are more likely to have weight-related health consequences as adults. (Shutterstock Photo)

Weight-Based Teasing Has Long-Term Impact

Adolescents who are teased about their weight are more likely to have weight-related health consequences as adults, according to a new study.

Two women walking in the woods. (Getty Images)

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.