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Science in Seconds
Got a minute? Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospital rooms, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.
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
Science in Seconds: Digital Dentures
Digital technology has transformed dentistry including the often difficult and time-consuming process of making dentures.
Science in Seconds: Handheld 3D Bioprinters to Treat Musculoskeletal Injuries
The new technology will simplify the process and greatly reduce surgical time
Science in Seconds: Banking on Blood
UConn Health researchers are working to reinforce the nation’s blood supply
Science In Seconds: The Wonders of Walnuts
UConn Health researchers are investigating the wonders of walnuts - how they improve colonic health and may help prevent cancer
Science in Seconds: Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are able to decrease our capacity to process pain in the brain while having less substance use potential than that of opioids
Science in Seconds: Oyster Restoration
UConn Marine Science researcher Zofia Baumann has her eyes set on restoring Connecticut’s oyster populations
Science in Seconds: Attention-Grabbing Brain Research
UConn Health neuroscientist Timothy Spellman is focusing his attention on “attention”
Science in Seconds: Exertional Heat Stroke
What happens when the human body gets too hot? And what can you do if someone gets too hot? Douglas Casa, professor of kinesiology and chief executive officer of UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute explains.
Science In Seconds: What We Can Learn from Zebrafish
UConn Health's Jean-Denis Beaudoin is studying the earliest stages of zebrafish development to better understand how defects and diseases develop in humans