Health & Well-Being

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Confronting the Problem of Suicide

Dr. Neha Jain of UConn Health discusses social stigma, common warning signs, and what people can do when someone needs help

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Searching for a Vaccine Against an Ancient Scourge

As syphilis makes a comeback, researchers are on the hunt for effective weapons to fight it

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Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby

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Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds

'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'

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Study Suggests Blackcurrant Supplementing Mitigates Postmenopausal Bone Loss

The study found that the supplements either prevented the loss of, and in some cases even increased whole-body bone mineral density

By Helping Babies, UConn Nursing Student Aims to Help Everyone Else

Her summer research project studied pharmaceutical methods of neonatal resuscitation and ways to streamline what many nurses describe as a complicated process

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Researchers Receive $2.5 Million in NIH Funding to Address Placenta Accreta

Placenta accreta is a rapidly growing disease during pregnancy

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Science in Seconds – Eating Less, Living Longer

A UConn Health geneticist is studying whether it's ever too late to improve a person's health and diet

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‘Mouth Taping’ Not the Answer for Better Sleep

‘I do not recommend that practice at all,’ says Dr. Adrian Salmon from UConn Health’s Sleep Disorders Center

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Podcast: What Aerosmith Can Teach Us About Vocal Injury

Hear experts from UConn Health Voice and Speech Clinic explain fractured larynx and other voice problems they see and how to treat and prevent them