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Daily HeadlinesJune 18, 2020

UConn Health Researchers Find a Simple Oral Rinse Can Inactivate the COVID-19 Virus

Faculty from UConn Health have proven that a simple method of rinsing with a diluted version of over-the-counter Povidone-Iodine (PVP-I) oral rinse can kill viruses like the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus and prevent transmission in as little as 15 seconds. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a severe threat to the safety of dental and medical professionals […] Read more.

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Computer illustration showing abundant lymphoblast cells in human blood.

UConn Researcher Invents Nanoparticle for Overcoming Leukemia Treatment Resistance

A UConn researcher has found that a commonly-used drug may be effective as a treatment for chemotherapy-resistant leukemia. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet graduate student Tyler Gavitt

CAHNR Ph.D. student studies agricultural and resource economics to solve real-world problems

MED Still Taking Steps to Support Lung Health

UConn in the News

Insider

Maya Moore Already Paved the Way for Athletes Like Kyrie Irving Who Are ‘Willing to Give Up Everything’ For Social Justice Reform

Lake County (Calif.) Record-Bee

From Stonewall to George Floyd: Racial protests during Pride Month

First For Women

Six Foods That Banish Bloat, Constipation, Indigestion, and Other GI Issues

WTNH-TV

Seasonal Tickborne Infections Can Have Symptoms Similar to COVID-19

WTIC NewsTalk 1080

Healthy Round With Dr. Anthony Alessi (Dr. Raymond Foley Guest)

Time Magazine

This Research Predicted 2020 Would Be Mayhem. Here’s What He Says May Come Next

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