Health & Well-Being

Antonio Costa, assistant research professor of pharmaceutical science, right, explains the apparatus for continuous processing of liposome drug products to Katherine Tyner and Su-Lin Lee, both of the FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, at the Pharmacy/Biology Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Researchers Lead National Effort to Improve Drug Manufacturing

Researchers in the School of Pharmacy are adapting the techniques of continuous manufacturing used in the electronics, chemical, and automobile industries to the production of complex drugs.

UConn Health will host a phase three FDA trial for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder that will test whether the drug MDMA is a safe and effective treatment when used as an adjunct to psychotherapy. (Getty Images)

MDMA Opens Door for PTSD Patients to Work Through Trauma

UConn Health is one of a dozen sites in the nation to host a phase three clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

A man weighing himself. (Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images)

Perched on a Plateau: Why Today’s Rapid Weight Loss Diets Always Seem to Fail

Professor of pharmacy practice C. Michael White discusses what happens when you diet too hard, and suggests a more sustainable approach to losing weight.

A new UConn Health study has found that cleft palate is caused by a disruption of the regulatory pieces of DNA. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Blueprint for the Skull

A new UConn Health study has found that cleft palate is caused by a disruption of the regulatory pieces of DNA.

Dr. David Weinstein has developed a gene therapy for GSD, a rare genetic childhood disorder, that is designed to prevent the devastating short- and long-term consequences of the disease. (Erin Blinn-Curran/Connecticut Children's Photo)

UConn Health, Connecticut Children’s, to Host First Gene Therapy Trial for GSD

The trial will test a gene therapy developed by Dr. David Weinstein that is designed to improve glucose control by replacing the deficient enzyme in a patient’s liver.

Infographic by the American Institute for Cancer Research highlights the top 10 cancer prevention recommendations (Image courtesy of the AICR).

Achieving a Healthier You After Breast Cancer

To prevent cancer, 'We must return to basics and follow a daily prescription of a healthy diet and exercise,' says UConn Health's Dr. Susan Tannenbaum.

A new study by the UConn Rudd Center finds that a significant portion of adult American men report being mistreated about their weight. (UConn Rudd Center Photo)

Men May Experience Weight Stigma as Much as Women

A new study by the UConn Rudd Center finds that a significant portion of adult American men report being mistreated about their weight.

UConn Health researcher Kourosh Parham has found a new biomarker that may facilitate early diagnosis of hearing loss in patients before their condition becomes severe. (Frank Barton/UConn Health Photo).

First Potential Biomarker for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Identified

UConn Health physician-researcher Kourosh Parham says the new biomarker may facilitate early diagnosis of hearing loss in patients before their condition becomes severe.

Close-up of a spider web. A UConn materials science team has developed an innovative composite for healing broken load-bearing bones based on a protein found in the silk fibers spun by spiders. (Getty Images)

Spider Silk Key to New Bone-Fixing Composite

A UConn materials science team has developed an innovative composite for healing broken load-bearing bones based on a protein found in the silk fibers spun by spiders.

An 18-month-old girl is cuddled by her mother while asleep in bed. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Light at Night Can Disrupt Circadian Rhythms in Children. Are There Long-Term Risks?

There are at least three reasons that too much light during the evening could matter to the health of children, and all are terrible: depression, suicide, and cancer, writes Richard Stevens of UConn Health.