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Co-Discoverer of Lipitor® Speaks at Health Center About New Cholesterol Drug
It’s a drug currently known only as ETC-1002 but it may some day rival the sales of the world’s best-selling drug, Lipitor®. ETC-1002 is still in the testing stages but its developer, Roger Newton, has a lot of experience with cholesterol improving drugs. Newton, who received a Master of Science degree in nutritional biochemistry from […]
March 14, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Huskies Go West for NCAA Tournament
After winning the Big East championship, the Huskies will enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed.
March 14, 2011 | Kenneth Best
Toxic Chemicals Class Helps Make Science Relevant for Students
The everyday examples used in class allow students to see applications to their daily lives.
March 14, 2011 | Jenni Saunders, CLAS ’11
The Fine Art of Print Making
Senior Tyler Leslie, a fine arts major with a concentration in printmaking, gets some advice from artist-in-residence Professor Krzysztof Tomalski of Krakow, Poland. Photo by Lauren Cunningham
March 14, 2011 | Lauren Cunningham
New Hip Procedure Gets You Back in the Swing of Things
This story first appeared in the December 2010 issue of House Call. The hip is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. When this ball and socket joint starts to deteriorate because of arthritis, injury, or another disease, the pain can be excruciating. All too often, people ignore the pain and limit their activities because […]
March 11, 2011 | Combined Reports
It May Be March, but a Nutritious Pregnancy Diet Shouldn’t Force You into Madness
This is a blog submitted by Health Center Genetic Counselor Sharon Voyer Lavigne, Coordinator of the Connecticut Pregnancy Exposure Information Service. We have all heard this before from our mothers and grandmothers before them, but here it is again, “what we put into our bodies really affects our health and well-being.” What better time to delve […]
March 11, 2011 | , and Tina Encarnacion
Personality and Public Policy: The Connection
A new study says the surge in Iraq illustrates how an individual’s personality can affect history.
March 11, 2011 | Russell Dougan, CLAS ’14
From Any Angle
The Health Center's Medical Arts and Research Building holds offices and labs devoted to care and research related to conditions affecting bones, joints, and connective tissue. Photo by Al Ferreira
March 11, 2011 | Al Ferreira
Construction to Begin on Nursing School’s New Wing
A major upgrade and expansion of Storrs Hall will begin with a groundbreaking on April 13.
March 10, 2011 | Alexa Dankowski, CLAS ’13
Hanging Around
Lab coats ready for use outside the blood draw station in Dowling South at the UConn Health Center. Photo by Leonard Blanks
March 10, 2011 | Leonard Blanks