Research & Discovery

Mary Carroll Root helps participants during a Powerful Aging Exercise class at the Avon Senior Center. (Al Ferreira for UConn Health Center)

Exercise Can Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Nearly two dozen studies on the effect of exercise on people with Alzheimer's indicate that there is a cognitive benefit, says a new UConn analysis.

Blood moon during a lunar eclipse. (Shutterstock Photo)

Once in a Blue Moon

On the last night of this month, three lunar events will occur simultaneously, as astrophysics graduate student Yasaman Homayouni explains.

Dr. Marc Lalande, founding chairman of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health).

Giving Silenced Genes a Voice

UConn Health researchers generated cells that expressed the maternal copy of the Prader-Willi gene that, when silenced, causes the life-threatening disorder.

Airplane landing on the runway at Gatwick Airport, London, U.K. (Getty Images)

Airlines Alter Social Media Strategy After Crash

When a company faces a crisis, competitors use social media to both reduce the negative spillover effect and to improve their advantage, a UConn study says.

Boy eating school lunch. (Getty Image)

National School Lunch Program Aces Safety Test

Eating at school may be safer for your children than eating at home, UConn study says.

Nicole Wagner, CEO of UConn TIP company LambdaVision, works in the lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Technology Incubation Companies Raise $60M in 2017

The majority of this investment into development of technology-based startups came from out-of-state sources.

This biodegradable piezoelectric pressure sensor developed by the Nguyen Research Group at UConn could be used by doctors to monitor chronic lung disease, brain swelling, and other medical conditions before dissolving safely in a patient’s body. (Image courtesy of Thanh Duc Nguyen)

Biodegradable Sensor Monitors Pressure in the Body then Disappears

The new sensor is designed to replace existing implantable pressure sensors that have potentially toxic components, which must be removed after use.

Computer illustration of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes attacking a cancer cell. (Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

Removing the Immunotherapy Blindfold

UConn Health researchers are developing a technology that can identify which patients will respond to immunotherapy, with the goal of extending the benefits of the treatment to a wider group of patients.

Students in D’Amico’s class make fresh mozzarella as he looks on.

Microbiologist focuses on dairy foods’ safety and quality

Research, outreach education and teaching are the main academic functions of CAHNR. At the hub of all three is Assistant Professor Dennis D’Amico.

North American streams and rivers are becoming saltier and more alkaline, thanks to road deicers, fertilizers, and other salty compounds indirectly released into waterways. (Matt Champlin/Getty Images)

The Nation’s Waterways are Becoming Saltier, Study Says

Researchers found increased salinization and alkalinization of North America's freshwater supplies. What's happening across the nation and at UConn.