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Podcast: Colon Cancer, Nuts, and Early Onset

UConn Health molecular oncology researcher Daniel Rosenberg's studies find walnut consumption can impact gut bacteria in a way that seems to fight off inflammation in some people. He’s also investigating why colon cancers are turning up more in younger people, in their 40s and even 30s.

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Citizen’s Police Academy Open at UConn Health

Following success in Storrs and a pilot in Farmington last year, the UConn Police Department is offering its citizen’s police academy to the UConn Health community May through June.

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More Older Adults Getting Treated for Substance Abuse

The rate of people aged 55 or over getting treatment increased from 8.8 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 15.1 per 1,000 in 2017

Doctors Research to Find Answers to Endometriosis

Dr. Danielle Luciano joined the Connecticut Endometriosis Working Group, formed by state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest to bring awareness and push forward research for endometriosis. She will work in partnership with Jackson Lab's Elise Courtois, Ph.D., associate director of Single Cell Biology and an endometriosis researcher to gather and study tissue samples from endometriosis patients to learn how endometriosis tissue interacts with surrounding tissue.

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Deleting a Protein in Mice Prevents Cardiovascular Disease

The research holds promising potential for treating heart disease in humans

2022 Diversity Award of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Goes to UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

At its prestigious annual meeting The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) presented its 2022 Diversity Award to Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut for his outstanding commitment to making orthopaedics more representative of, and accessible to, diverse patient populations.

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Homeless No More, Thanks to ‘Guardian Angel’ From UConn Health

“I don’t think I would have lasted another winter.” A man who was homeless for most of the last four decades credits the population health team at UConn Health for helping him find a home.

My Best Self with Multiple Sclerosis

In hindsight, there are many times that Nicole Farley, 32 of New Hartford could pinpoint signs of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), but she kept telling herself, “you’re young, you’re healthy, you’re fine.”

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UConn Again is Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

UConn has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the fourth time in the past six years

UConn-Trained Future Doctors Meet Their Match

This is the day UConn School of Medicine students find out where their journey will take them next