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Staff at UConn Health donned their red gear and formed a large heart in the main lobby, dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, and kicking off American Heart Month on Feb. 1, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Goes Red for Women’s Heart Health

Staff at UConn Health wore a piece of red clothing on Friday, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women.

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Artificial Skin Could Give Superhuman Perception

Metal skin might sound like a superhero power, but UConn researchers hope it could help burn victims 'feel' again.

Photo courtesy of UConn Health Spirochete Research Labs

Meet the Researchers: Spirochete Labs

Anyone who has had to move knows what a pain it is. But imagine not just moving geographically, but switching between completely different biological environments with different nutrients available and immune systems working against you – well that’s the life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The most prevalent arthropod-borne infection […]

Male anatomy, with liver highlighted. Routine screening may be needed for people at risk of hemochromatosis, which quadruples the risk of liver disease, according to research by UConn Health and University of Exeter.(Getty Images)

Common Gene Disorder that Causes Serious ‘Stealth’ Disease Could be Easily Treated

Routine screening may be needed for people at risk of hemochromatosis, according to research by UConn Health and University of Exeter.

Erin Young, assistant professor of nursing, center, responds to a question during a UConn Science Salon on pain. Sittting at left is her husband and fellow pain researcher, assistant professor Kyle Baumbauer. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Looking to the Day When Being a Woman in STEM Won’t Be an Issue

Pain researcher Erin Young can't wait for people to stop asking what it's like to be a woman in her field.

Senior brother tending to boy in hospital bed, Commenting on a recently published report by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, its director says addressing health equity is not just a matter of social justice but, for Connecticut, may be a matter of economic survival. Among other statistics, the report notes that 11 percent of black boys report being threatened with a weapon at school in the past year, compared with less than 8 percent of Hispanic and white boys. (Getty Images)

Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy

Commenting on a recently published report by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, its director says addressing health equity is not just a matter of social justice but, for Connecticut, may be a matter of economic survival.

Six babies arrived at UConn John Dempsey Hospital on Jan. 1, 2019.

Six New Year’s Babies Set Record at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

It's a boy! No, wait ... it's a girl, boy, boy, girl, boy. The half-dozen New Year's Day babies set a record for UConn's hospital.

Nora Berrah, professor of physics, has been named a Fellow of the AAAS. (Photo courtesy of Nora Berrah)

Two UConn Faculty Named AAAS Fellows

The two women, physics researcher Nora Berrah and dental researcher Susan Reisine, are being honored by the world’s largest general scientific society for their distinguished contributions to their respective fields.

MRI service manager Elisa Medeiros prepares a patient for functional MRI testing at the BIRC in the Phillips Communication Sciences Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Health Patients Can Now Get MRIs at UConn in Storrs

Thanks to a collaboration between UConn Health physicians and UConn researchers, sophisticated MRI scanning equipment originally purchased for research use will now be used for diagnosing patients of UConn Health in Storrs.

A special team of medical literature experts are on the hunt for cancer's kryptonite, one mutation at a time. (Kailey Whitman Illustration for UConn)

Curators Versus Cancer

A special team of medical literature experts are on the hunt for cancer's kryptonite, one mutation at a time.