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Daily HeadlinesOctober 25, 2018

Digitalis lanata, the woolly foxglove, is the source of digoxin, a medication long used to treat heart conditions that has now been found to have potential for treating medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. (Michael Wolf via Wikimedia Commons)

Old Drug, New Hope for Pediatric Brain Cancer

Researchers from JAX, Connecticut Children's Hospital, and UConn Health have identified several drugs used against other diseases that also have the potential to fight the most common form of childhood brain cancer. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED School of Medicine Receives Full Accreditation

CAHNR Lindsay DiStefano appointed head, Department of Kinesiology

UConn in the News

Associated Press

Making Water From Air Wins Couple $1.5 Million XPrize

Business Insider

Judge Slashed the Amount Monsanto Must Pay in a Weed-Killer Lawsuit

The News Tribune

The Bakery That Makes ‘Over a Million Buns a Day’ for McDonald’s

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