Health
New research provides a broader perspective on the nutritional effects of egg consumption in young, healthy adults
Are eggs good for you?
Oct 25, 2023
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University of Connecticut
Genetics
Researchers find that youthful proteins help nerves regrow
Damaged nerves of the brain, eye, and spinal cord cannot grow back. But specific gene therapies might be able to change this, leading to treatments for paralysis and other forms of nerve damage, UConn Health researchers report ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Health
Sleep disorders specialist warns of misleading takeaway from study suggesting snooze button benefits
A study out of Sweden's Stockholm University suggests hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock might not be as bad a habit as we may have been led to believe.
Oct 19, 2023
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Health
Losing weight as a couple? It's just as good to go it alone, study finds
New research has underscored how characteristics of "grit" and self-control are associated with better weight loss and weight maintenance outcomes in a study focusing on couples. And that these characteristics can change ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Medications
Study finds users prefer daily oral PrEP pill despite new options
When PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a drug that prevents HIV infection, was first approved by the FDA in 2012, it was a medical breakthrough that promised to drastically reduce HIV transmission. Traditionally, PrEP is administered ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Cardiology
Increasing steps by 3,000 per day can lower blood pressure in older adults
An estimated 80% of older adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Maintaining healthy blood pressure can protect against serious conditions like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes.
Sep 26, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New study finds personalized rehabilitation may be needed to effectively address chronic knee pain
Neal Glaviano, assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, has discovered that rehabilitation to address chronic knee pain may not be targeting all the right muscles.
Sep 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social work researcher investigates a mindfulness mental health intervention for LGBTQIA+ youth
When UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Gio Iacono was a mental health clinician working with LGBTQIA+ youth, he searched for programs and interventions that would help him better serve his clients who were struggling ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Health
Q&A: What you need to know about the upcoming flu, COVID, and RSV season
Winter and cooler weather will soon arrive and so will the annual viruses that come with it: flu, COVID-19, and RSV. This is the first fall and winter virus season where vaccines are available for the three viruses responsible ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Genetics
Solving for Y: Research team completes long-anticipated genome sequencing of Y chromosome
Twenty years ago, when researchers from the Human Genome Project announced that they had completed the first-ever sequence of an entire set of human DNA, the discovery was heralded as comparable to "splitting the atom or ...
Aug 27, 2023
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