Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers
Older adults with depression are actually aging faster than their peers, UConn Center on Aging researchers report.
Mar 22, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers develop simple, affordable HIV testing device
HIV is one of the world's most serious public health challenges, and molecular detection plays a significant role in early diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients. The current "gold standard" of HIV testing ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Medical research
Combining two bone healing remedies can inhibit bone growth and regeneration
Bone has the amazing capacity to regenerate. After a fracture, bone will heal without scarring in healthy people. In aging individuals, or for people with diseases like diabetes, approximately 10% of long bone fractures fail ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Cardiology
New drug reduces inflammation during coronary catheterization
UConn Assistant Professor of Immunology Zhichao Fan specializes in the molecular mechanics of inflammation, specifically the mechanism that activates the adhesion of white blood cells or leukocytes in inflammation associated ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Immunology
How pathogens hijack the immune system to cause vaccine-enhanced disease
Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources are working to unlock a decades-long mystery that has hampered development of a walking pneumonia vaccine.
Nov 9, 2022
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Medical research
Creating an 'adult-like' mature human cardiac tissue
Researchers in the Biomedical Engineering Department at UConn have developed a new cardiac cell-derived platform that closely mimics the human heart, unlocking potential for more thorough preclinical drug development and ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Medical research
Study gives better understanding of endometriosis and how it grows
The tissue that lines the uterus, known as the endometrium, serves as the location of embryo implantation and the source of the arteries that lead into the placenta to support a fetus during pregnancy. But in humans, when ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the 30 June issue of Cell. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their infected blood and then ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Health
Can food taxes and subsidies improve health outcomes?
Globally, millions of deaths every year can be attributed to bad diets, and these numbers are rising. These deaths are preventable, and one strategy to encourage consumers to make healthier choices is through fiscal policy, ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Blood-cell lens enables high-quality imaging with Blu-ray technology
While Blu-ray discs may not have found success supplanting DVDs in the home entertainment field, Blu-ray technology is an engineering feat enabling advances in medical imaging technologies at UConn.
May 25, 2022
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