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UConn’s Alcohol Research Center Continues Unprecedented Run

With its latest five-year, $7.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health, UConn Health's Alcohol Research Center remains the longest funded in the nation. Read more.
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These Genes Could Hold the Secret to Pain Relief Without Opioids

Understanding the molecular changes that allow the naked mole rat to become resistant to certain types of pain has implications far beyond their species, writes UConn's Erin Young. Read more.
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The Ongoing Debate About Vaccines

Vaccines are important not only for personal health, but to protect other vulnerable people, says UConn Health pediatrician Dr. Jody Terranova. Read more.
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Fact and Fiction About CBD Oil

Marketers have touted CBD as a cure for nearly everything that ails us. UConn pharmacy professor C. Michael White offers perspective. Read more.
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Mobile Crisis Service Reduces Youth ER Visits for Behavioral Health Needs, Says Study

Youth served by Mobile Crisis had a 22 percent reduction in their rate of risk for subsequent emergency room visits during the 18 months following the intervention, according to the UConn study. Read more.
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UConn Crafting New FY20 Budget with Focus on Protecting Academic, Research Strength

The Financial Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to send the proposed budgets to the full Board of Trustees, which will consider them at the June 26 meeting. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Can Men Take a More Active Role in Their Health?

DENT UConn Dental Students Deliver Healthy Smiles at Special Olympics Games

DENT Dental Welcome Center Named for MacNeil

CAHNR Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology

UConn in the News

Fortune

J&J Opioid Case Could Be a Test for 1,600 More Lawsuits

National Public Radio

Connecticut EMTs Gather Most Detailed Overdose Data Yet

Science Codex

Weighing Risks and Benefits of Drug Treatment for Major Depression

NBC

Professor Urges Parents to Keep Kids Moving This Summer

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