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View From the Ground in Quake-Ravaged Haiti

Dr. Robert Fuller, UConn Health’s chair of emergency medicine, is back after spending three weeks in Haiti running a medical clinic and preparing local providers to sustain it.

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Stress Pushes Brain Cancer Cells to Adapt

Glioblastoma multiformes are aggressive brain tumors with evasive properties. UConn Health is collaborating with The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine to study them, and have published evidence that potentially could provide insight leading to more effective treatment.

‘No Brain, No Pain’: UConn Researcher Develops Novel Neural Stimulation Protocol for Treating Chronic Pain

With the goal of relieving chronic pain symptoms, Bin Feng has developed a novel method of using electrical stimulation to block pain signals to the brain.

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Spotlight on Services: Medical Ultrasound

Sonographers at UConn Health describe their roles and how their work in diagnostic imaging fits in to the larger health care picture. October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month.

UConn Health Minute: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a brain disorder whose symptoms often mimic Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. As neurologist Neha Prakash explains, UConn Health’s multidisciplinary team has the expertise to accurately diagnose this complex condition.

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UConn Health Researcher Focuses on Enhanced N95 Mask Protection

A UConn Health researcher has won a federal grant to develop respirator masks that could help mitigate the spread of airborne illnesses like COVID-19

UConn Health Researcher Investigating RNA Molecule’s Role in Bone Formation, Weakening

Anne Delany's research will lead to a better understanding of glucocorticoid signaling necessary for developing new treatments to address glucocorticoid excess.

A portrait photograph of Cato Laurencin.

Laurencin is Only US Professor Chosen as Royal Academy Fellow

The UConn researcher is one of only 69 people elected this year from across the globe

Dr. Zachary Maass on the football sideline

Woodstock Academy Enlists UConn Sports Medicine Expertise

Athletes have access to sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other kinesiology specialists

First Residency Program in Connecticut for Rehabilitation Physicians Announced 

A joint partnership with University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Gaylord Hospital, and UConn Health