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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 […]

Huskies Go West for NCAA Tournament

After winning the Big East championship, the Huskies will enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed.

Toxic Chemicals Class Helps Make Science Relevant for Students

The everyday examples used in class allow students to see applications to their daily lives.

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

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 […]

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 […]

Personality and Public Policy: The Connection

A new study says the surge in Iraq illustrates how an individual’s personality can affect history.

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

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.

Hanging Around

Lab coats ready for use outside the blood draw station in Dowling South at the UConn Health Center. Photo by Leonard Blanks