Research & Discovery
UConn Researcher Investigates Promising Candidate for Mitochondrial Disease Treatment
Researchers and clinicians are exploring many potential medicinal approaches for investigating and treating the root causes of diseases including gene and enzyme replacement therapy. But another therapeutic approach is to develop compounds that maintain cells in a healthy state. Cellular organelles called mitochondria are increasingly recognized as promising targets for such compounds. Mitochondria are responsible […]
Pancreatic Cancer Takes the Lives of Beloved U.S. Icons
Alex Trebek and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg brought awareness to the disease that is the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. that has a 5-year survival rate of 10%.
Four UConn Researchers Named Women of Innovation by CT Tech Council
Four UConn researchers have been honored as Women of Innovation by the Connecticut Technology Council.
UConn Researchers Prepare Master’s Students to Work with Children with Developmental Disabilities
Many children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, have high-intensity behavioral needs, meaning they require a wide-ranging support system of people appropriately trained to work together to address their needs. Nearly 400,000 students in Connecticut have special health care needs. In the past decade, the prevalence of children with developmental disabilities has increased by 17% […]
UConn, DIANT Pharma Licenses Continuous Manufacturing Nanoparticle System
UConn researchers have licensed a continuous manufacturing system for nanoparticulate drug delivery systems in support of commercialization.
Identifying Dyslexia Early
The AppRise project uses a free, game-like app to help teachers assess kids as young as five and get them the help they need to learn to read.
UConn Health Team to Investigate Link Between Gut Microbiome and Aging
The adage tells us the way to someone’s heart is their stomach; a pair of UConn Health researchers are learning the same can be said for the aging process. Drs. Yanjiao Zhou and Ming Xu have received a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to gain a better understanding of how the […]
UConn Researcher Identifies Genetic Elements Involved in Heart Development
A UConn Health scientist's research into genetic factors in heart development offers insight into congenital heart defects.
Engineering Cartilage in Space
UConn researchers are developing an experiment that could help help astronauts - and the more earthbound - who suffer from damaged cartilage.
UConn Researcher an Architect for Astronomical Survey Making Observations Toward a New Understanding of the Cosmos
A UConn researcher is part of a national data-gathering project that will yield insights into the formation and development of galaxies and black holes.