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Alzheimer's caregiver with elderly father. (iStock/UConn Photo)

Alzheimer’s Disease – Setting the Record Straight

UConn Health geriatric psychiatrist Kristina Zdanys clears up some misconceptions about the most common form of dementia.

Improving the State’s Electronic Health Records

A UConn Health researcher is working to standardize electronic health records across the state and ultimately improve patient care.

Legalizing Medical Marijuana – Is Recreational Use Next?

A UConn Health child and adolescent psychiatrist discusses the effects of marijuana on youth and the potential impact of legalizing its use.

A group of teenagers crowd around to look at a smartphone one of them is holding. (Shutterstock/UConn Health Photo)

Preventing iPosture Pain

A UConn Health physical therapist offers tips for preventing the health consequences of spending too much time hunched over your high-tech tool.

Drs. Danielle and Anthony Luciano are a father-daughter Ob/Gyn team at UConn Health. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

All in the Family: UConn Health’s Father-Daughter Ob/Gyn Team

Drs. Anthony and Danielle Luciano are accomplished women’s health experts and are both proud graduates of the UConn School of Medicine.

Pioneering Paths to Healing

The innovative careers and research pursuits of faculty and alumni demonstrate how the University community is pushing the boundaries of the future of medicine.

Stuck in Survival Mode: Insights into Turning Down Your Stress Level

UConn Health psychiatry professor Julian Ford shares one simple strategy that you can use right now to regain control of your emotions.

Dr. Bruce Strober, associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at UConn Health, pictured in the dermatology clinical offices in Farmington. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Dr. Bruce Strober, A Leader in Psoriasis Treatments

The UConn Health dermatologist recently testified before the FDA about treatment that could dramatically improve the lives of psoriasis patients.

An infant breathes with the help of a respirator in an isolette in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (Shutterstock/UConn Photo)

Tiny Patient Prompts Advance in Neuro-genetics

A baby's labored breathing and a physician's phone call led to a research collaboration that could save other infants.

Antibodies in the blood, made by cells (B lymphocytes), are part of the body’s natural defense against infectious pathogens such as the Ebola virus. This microscopic rendering depicts the Ebola virus (the strands) surrounded by blood cells (the disks). (Shutterstock Photo)

Immune Response Key to Beating Ebola

Is medicine on the verge of getting the upper hand against the Ebola virus? An infectious diseases physician at UConn Health discusses the potential for therapy and vaccines.