Health & Well-Being

Nathaniel Hutt, a doctoral student of kinesiology, at the Outpatient Rehab Clinic at the VA Hospital in West Haven on Nov. 9, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Physical Therapy Student Veteran Will Serve Veterans

Graduate student and former Marine Nate Hutt is conducting research to identify a new subtype of Parkinson’s disease in veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

Dr. Omar Ibrahim, right, director of thoracic oncology at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, UConn Health, and Dr. Electra Kaloudis, section head of thoracic imaging in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics, look over a low dose CT scan. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Early Detection of Lung Cancer Saves Lives

'Early detection is a patient’s best chance for a lung cancer cure,' says UConn Health's Dr. Omar Ibrahim.

An athletic trainer attends to an injured football player. (Photo by Logan Stanford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Korey Stringer Institute to Lead National Grant Program for High School Athletic Trainers

UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute is overseeing a national pilot program intended to encourage the use of athletic trainers in public high school football programs across the country.

Thanks to prompt treatment by UConn Health team Drs. Kai Chen, left, and Juyong Lee, patient Clyde Livingston gets 'a second chance at life.' (Lauren Woods/UConn Health Photo)

A Scary Halloween: High School Custodian Survives Cardiac Arrest

Thanks to prompt treatment by a UConn Health team, patient Clyde Livingston gets 'a second chance at life.'

Marie Coppola tests children at the Bousfield Psychology Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Case for Bilingual Deaf Children

Marie Coppola and other UConn researchers want to understand the science behind how early access to language affects learning in deaf and hearing children.

Some of the latest information on Connecticut’s health insurance exchange marketplace from UConn Health.

Update on Health Exchange Open Enrollment

Some of the latest information on Connecticut’s health insurance exchange marketplace from UConn Health.

(Whitney Hubbard, UConn Rudd Center/UConn Photo)

Baby Food Ads Often Contradict Health Experts

Marketing messages may lead parents to think food and drink for very young children is healthier than it really is, says a new study from the UConn Rudd Center.

Four institutions create research alliance for inquiry into metabolic diseases.

State’s Leading Institutions Launch International Effort to Advance Metabolic Research

UConn, Yale University, and the Jackson Laboratory linked with Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel to collaborate on projects that swiftly move investigations into clinical application and commercialization.

UConn Science Salon Medical Marijuana

What Do We Know about Marijuana’s Medical Benefits?

A UConn expert from the Center for Advancement in Managing Pain says the research has been sparse and the results mixed.

UConn Health sports medicine expert Dr. Cory Edgar performs an ultrasound on baseball player Anthony Giansanti of Montville, Conn. Giansanti was successfully treated for a hamstring injury with an advanced natural treatment called platelet-rich plasma (PRP), followed by physical therapy and rehabilitation. (Lauren Woods/UConn Health Photo)

Power of Possible: UConn Health Keeping Baseball Player in the Game

Injured baseball player Anthony Giansanti was successfully treated at UConn Health with an advanced natural treatment called platelet-rich plasma.