Clik here to view.
Back in the Game: Recognizing, Recovering from Concussion
A football player falls during a game. (iStock Photo) Researchers increasingly believe that football-related head trauma is more likely to result from multiple, and often perfectly legal, hits. While a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Assessing Traumatic Brain Injuries
A device to evaluate concussions is demonstrated by Rohin Thomas ’17 (CAHNR), left, and Sarah Attanasio ’16 (CAHNR). (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) UConn researchers are working with college athletes to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Easy Test for Sickle Cell Disease
Savas Tasoglu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, left, and Stephanie Knowlton, a graduate student, with the device they developed to analyze blood for sickle cell disease. (Peter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Steps to a Better Night’s Sleep
This Sunday, Nov. 1, don’t forget to ‘fall back’ for daylight saving time and change your clocks to be an hour earlier. For many Americans this annual tradition of gaining an hour of sleep is a true...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dr. Laurencin Elected to India National Academy of Sciences
Cato T. Laurencin has been elected a Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in India. He is one of only two 2015 Foreign Fellows elected, and the first from the University of Connecticut...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UConn Health Earns ‘A’ in Patient Safety
Dr. John Taylor meets with a patient at UConn Health. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) UConn’s John Dempsey Hospital has received a top A-rating by the national Leapfrog Group in recognition of its high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raising Breast Cancer Awareness in the Community
A grant from Connecticut’s Susan G. Komen Foundation enables a new UConn Health educator to go into the local community and raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Course to Address Weight Bias in Clinical Settings
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine recently launched an online continuing medical education course for health care providers to help reduce...
View ArticleUConn Reshaping the Future of Medical Education
UConn School of Medicine was one of 20 medical schools selected today by the American Medical Association (AMA) to join its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to reshape the medical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Researchers Aim to Regenerate Human Limbs by 2030
On Veteran’s Day the University of Connecticut announced the launch of its new grand research challenge: regeneration of a human knee within 7 years, and an entire limb within 15 years. Cato Laurencin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Patient Perspective: Lloyd Darley on the Road to Recovery
It was November 6th at 2:30 a.m. and 60 year old Lloyd Darley of Bristol was preparing to leave for work driving an airport bus route. The last thing he remembers is sitting down on his couch to put on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life, Trauma, Death: A Resident Physician’s Perspective
UConn Health (UConn Photo) The following was written by Veronica Tucker about an experience she had as a resident physician in the emergency room at UConn Health. The piece was originally published in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cardiology Physician-Scientist Joins JAX Genomic Medicine, UConn Health
Dr. Travis Hinson. Dr. Travis Hinson, a board-certified cardiologist and researcher interested in bringing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of heart muscle diseases, will join the faculties...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Value and Imperative of Embracing Diversity
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Nov. 18, President Herbst spoke about the value and imperative of embracing diversity at the University, both in light of recent events in Paris and around the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unable to Savor Your Holiday Meal?
Thanksgiving and other holiday season meals are fast approaching, with many of us looking forward to savoring delicious food together with family and friends. But more than 2 million Americans have a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UConn Health/JAX Scientist Named AAAS Fellow
Reinhard Laubenbacher of UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) for Genomic Medicine has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Memory Loss Should Concern You
November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. An elderly woman is evaluated for memory loss. (iStock Photo) Although there is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, Dr. Patrick Coll of UConn’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Agwunobi Named Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Andrew Agwunobi, executive vice president for health affairs. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo) Andrew Agwunobi, who has served as UConn’s interim executive vice president for health affairs and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study Shows Public Support for Laws Against Weight Discrimination
A new multinational study shows public support for policies and laws against weight discrimination. (UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity Photo) Government policies and laws against weight...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives Society for Biomaterials’ Highest Honor
Dr. Cato Laurencin was recognized recently by the Society for Biomaterials. UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is the recipient of the 2016 Founders Award, the highest honor of The Society For Biomaterials....
View Article
