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Researchers Closing in on Link Between Genetics, Alcoholism
One of the risk factors for alcohol dependence may be genetic variations in certain enzymes that impact the production of neuroactive steroids, according to UConn Health Center researchers. Dr. Jonathan Covault, associate professor and director of Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the UConn School of Medicine Department of Psychology, is the lead author of […]
February 23, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New High-Tech Tool to Help Health Center Researchers Make New Discoveries
The 12-panel computer display allows scientists to see large images at high resolution.
February 23, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
New Bladder Cancer Support Group to Meet Saturday
Recognizing that bladder cancer can be a lonely journey for patients and families, the UConn Health Center is organizing a bladder cancer support group. The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center invites patients, family members and caregivers to attend what will be a series of regular meetings starting Saturday, February 26, at 3 p.m. […]
February 22, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Medical Student Recounts Experience as AMSA Health Justice Fellow
Like a fine wine, the journey of becoming a physician should be savored. That was my view when, during my third year of medical school, I decided to try something unconventional—risky, even. Leaving UConn for Washington, D.C., I would spend a year exploring. Serving as the health justice fellow of the American Medical Student Association […]
February 22, 2011 | Dan Henderson, '12 (SOM)
New High-Tech Tool Helps Health Center Researchers Make New Discoveries
UConn scientists now have at their disposal a new high-tech tool that could change the way they do their research. The Health Center’s Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling (CCAM) has acquired through a federal grant a 12 panel tile display wall with 50 million pixels which allows researchers to see images like […]
February 18, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Introducing Health eChat
For busy individuals, audio technology is priceless. The amount of time people spend commuting, shopping or doing housework would be unbearably painful without the ability to listen to music, the news, or an audio book. The UConn Health Center is trying to make it more convenient for people to learn how to stay healthy by […]
February 17, 2011 | Maureen McGuire
Dental School Opens Lab, Honors Emeritus Professor
More than 80 donors, faculty and staff gathered recently to celebrate the dedication of the new Joseph E. Grasso Dental Simulation Lab at the UConn Health Center. The $1.4 million, state-of-the-art facility will enhance preclinical training for first-, second- and third-year dental students. The existing laboratory space was renovated with funding from UConn 2000, the […]
February 16, 2011 | Jennifer Huber
Kick Up Your Heels Campaign Raises Awareness About Heart Disease
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February 15, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Can C-sections Influence Evolution?
A UConn Health Center obstetrician-gynecologist suggests there are human evolutionary implications to the advent of cesarean section as a reasonably safe delivery method and the subsequent rise in the rate of C-section births. Specifically, Dr. Joseph Walsh believes the rise in C-sections may be both a cause and effect of the trend toward higher birthweight […]
February 11, 2011 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Heart Failure Symposium: Care Across the Continuum
The Heart Failure Symposium Care Across the Continuum held at the Health Center Wednesday attracted nearly 250 participants from hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout the state. The purpose of the symposium was to examine a patient’s journey along the entire care continuum starting from when the patient is admitted to the hospital […]
February 10, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington