Health & Well-Being
Life Experiences Shape Surgeon’s Desire to Care for Children
UConn Health pediatric surgeon Dr. Christine Finck is using tissue engineering to develop new methods to treat a condition that affects one in 4,500 babies.
Elders’ Stress Response May Worsen Depression’s Impact
UConn Health researchers say that depressed elders who are also easily stressed are prone to worse cognitive outcomes, and could benefit from alternative treatments for their depression.
UConn Health Researchers Work with Startup on Colon Cancer Vaccine
CaroGen’s proprietary technology platform will be applied to a specific target studied by two immunologists at UConn Health.
Current Alcohol Marketing Controls Don’t Protect Youth
UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls.
‘Heart-In-A-Dish’ Sheds Light on Genetics of Heart Disease
Advances in research on the human heart put UConn Health on the cutting edge.
Pick Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Sticking with resolutions comes down to increasing the good to decrease the bad, says Bradley Biskup at UConn Health.
Hidden Hearing Loss Revealed
Researchers at the UConn School of Medicine have developed a new test that can identify hearing deficits in some people who have normal hearing test results.
UConn Researchers Kill MRSA with Tailored Chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill the often deadly bacteria MRSA.
Black Kids Exposed to Even More Junk Food Ads than White Kids
An increase in the number of ads aired per hour of TV viewing impacted black youth more than white, according to a new UConn Rudd Center study.
Eyeing Early Detection of Precursor to Blindness
UConn scientists are working with a biomarker to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.