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Podcast: Technology + Expertise = Healthier Skin
Many of the latest laser treatments for skin conditions, historically considered to only be available in major metropolitan areas, are available closer than you may think.
November 9, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
November 3, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Double Down: Election Anxiety on Top of Pandemic Stress
UConn Health psychologist Karen Steinberg talks about the double dose of stress confronting many Americans during this time, and what they can do about it.
November 2, 2020 | Lauren Woods
Engineering Cartilage in Space
UConn researchers are developing an experiment that could help help astronauts - and the more earthbound - who suffer from damaged cartilage.
November 2, 2020 | Kim Krieger
Elite Fellowship Backs UConn Health Scholar’s Violence Research
Mayte Restrepo-Ruiz, a public health sciences research associate and Ph.D. candidate, is studying the connection between armed conflict and intimate partner violence, now with the support of Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
October 29, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
I Think of Strokes Happening in Older People, Not Me
A sunny, hot day on the golf course in July, Karen Walsh’s life as she knew it changed. Having the greatest round ever and working toward a new personal best, she was getting ready to drive the ball when she had a sudden onset of dizziness. Thinking she was just dehydrated, she drank liquids but […]
October 28, 2020 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Health Model: Travel Ban Would Have Killed CT COVID in August
UConn Health's Pedro Mendes talks about what a sophisticated computer model of Connecticut's COVID-19 infections tells us about where we've been, and where we might be headed.
October 27, 2020 | Kim Krieger
Lost Your Sense of Smell? Suspect COVID-19
Dr. Denis Lafreniere, Chief of the Division of ENT at UConn Health, discusses one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19.
October 26, 2020 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health Researcher Designs App to Help Heart, Kidney Disease Patients Manage Diet
DecideDiet, an app created by UConn nephrologist Dr. Ibrahim Elali, helps patients with chronic illnesses make smart choices when it comes to food.
October 26, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Center on Aging Study Seeks to Decrease COVID-19 Severity by Improving Immune Health in Older Adults
During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have been among the most impacted groups. People over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable, developing more severe disease, worse outcomes, and a nearly 100-fold increased risk of dying when compared to younger individuals. UConn Center on Aging at UConn Health will be leading an NIH-funded clinical trial […]
October 22, 2020 | Jennifer Walker