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Scarring is a key feature of chronic kidney disease. Now, University of Connecticut researchers report that a specific protein encourages scar tissue formation. Their research could someday help preserve kidney function in people with the disease.
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Understanding the Scars of Kidney Disease - UConn Today
About one in seven American adults has chronic kidney disease
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Graduate and postdoctoral research trainees in skeletal, craniofacial, and oral biology training program at the UConn School of Dental Medicine presented their work and celebrated research achievements and accomplishments at the annual symposium.
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Research Trainees Celebrated at Annual Symposium - UConn Today
This year marks the 20th Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology training program symposium
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December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Connecticut and Texas researchers are working together to research how therapy can be enhanced to be more successful for teenagers battling addiction. Sarah Feldstein Ewing, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine is a co-principal investigator.
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Brain Scans May Signal Which Therapy Tactics Work Best for Youths - UConn Today
Connecticut and Texas researchers working together to advance testing of the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing for youths struggling with add ...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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At the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, our staff works hand-in-hand with you and your loved ones to relentlessly fight cancer every day.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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✅ Our final 2025 workshop at @uconnhealth.bsky.social brought together an incredible group learning mouse surgical techniques from @jacksonlab.bsky.social experts. Their commitment to building skills made for a meaningful close to an engaging year. 👏

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Participants of the Workshop on Surgical Techniques in the Laboratory Mouse wear white lab coats while smiling as they raise and wave their hands above their heads while standing together in a training laboratory. Participants of the Workshop on Surgical Techniques in the Laboratory Mouse wear white lab coats while seated and using microscopes at a long table in a training laboratory.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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A peer support pilot program is being launched to support providers and staff in UConn Health's OB/GYN and inpatient Internal Medicine service areas. 
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Peer Support Across Clinical Community - UConn Today
UConn Health pilot program established in two areas and expanding
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December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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A UConn Health team of experts will be among those leading work under a new grant received by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health to establish Geroscience Education and Training 2 (GET2) Network.
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UConn Faculty Advancing Geroscience Education - UConn Today
As members of the Gerontological Society of America UConn experts will help it advance Geroscience Education with new support from National Institute on Aging.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Palliative care can be provided to anyone at any point in a serious illness, taking a holistic approach by addressing physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. 
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UConn Health’s Palliative Care Growth Continues - UConn Today
Expanding staff and services in both hospital and outpatient settings
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December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin has been named a fellow by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society.
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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Named Fellow of Sigma Xi - UConn Today
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin has been named a fellow by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Wishing our community a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin recently received the highest-ranking award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Receives the Highest Honor of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists - UConn Today
Laurencin of UConn is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award by the AAPS.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Meet the team multidisciplinary team at UConn Health providing coordinated and compassionate care for lung cancer patients.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Dr. Alessi is bringing his popular radio show to UConn Health  🎧
The conversation continues with Healthy Rounds at UConn Health, a podcast debuting in January 2026. 
Available on all major podcast streaming services. Learn more and subscribe today.
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Healthy Rounds Podcast
Tune in each week as host, Dr. Anthony Alessi, discusses some of today's most thought-provoking medical topics with leading experts.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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New England’s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) continues to collaborate and develop the nursing workforce, this time by helping secure a collaborative grant for $4 million.
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Good Things Happen When AHECs Come Together - UConn Today
New England’s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) continue to collaborate and develop the nursing workforce.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Proud to be a community that puts our patients first.
That's 10 A-ratings in a row for patient safety at UConn Health. Learn more: bit.ly/4r8xME9
 
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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An innovative, minimally invasive procedure is relieving patients of chronic tendon pain. The TenJet procedure selectively removes diseased tissue while preserving healthy structures, helping a Connecticut farmer return to the fields. 
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Targeted Tendon Relief - UConn Today
The minimally invasive procedure relieves patients of chronic tendon pain
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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UConn Dental student Sadhana Sankar received the highest honor at a recent conference for her presentation on research that would help those suffering from temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis—a debilitating condition that currently has no cure.
 
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Athletic success isn’t just about strength or skill – it’s about mastering the mind. In the latest Pinnacle of Performance segment, Jessica Silverman, PsyD explains how mental toughness shapes elite athletes.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Woody Exley credits Dr. Mark Metersky for changing his life, after years of misdiagnosis and mismanagement of bronchiectasis. Now Exley is changing the lives of others with the same condition. 
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November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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After struggling for years to find a diagnosis and support, Cheryl Cook's journey led her to UConn Health, where for the first time she felt surrounded by a full team focused not only on her medical condition but also on her well-being and quality of life.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Most people associate lung cancer with smoking, but about 10-20% of those who develop lung cancer in the United States are people who never smoked or rarely smoked. Find out how AI is helping us detect lung cancer earlier and save more lives.
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Smokers and Never Smokers are at Risk for Lung Cancer and UConn Health is on the Forefront of Finding it Early - UConn Today
It's lung cancer awareness month and UConn Health is on the forefront of technology to find it before it is even detectable or in the early stages lead ...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Dr. Linda Barry of UConn School of Medicine delivered the keynote address to the youth of Connecticut in attendance at the second annual Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit.
 
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Dr. Linda Barry of UConn Medical School Delivers Keynote Address for the Black Men In White Coats Youth Summit - UConn Today
The inspiring Summit for the future health care workforce was hosted in Waterbury by Saint Mary’s Hospital at the Palace Theater and the UConn Waterbury campus.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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For World Diabetes Day we take a moment to spread awareness about the disease and the customized care services offered at UConn Health.
 
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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For the 10th consecutive time, UConn John Dempsey Hospital has earned an “A” grade for hospital safety.
 
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Make It 10 Straight A’s for UConn Health’s Hospital Safety - UConn Today
UConn John Dempsey Hospital again earns highest mark from The Leapfrog Group
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November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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UConn Health has officially announced its bid to assume responsibility for guiding and sustaining Waterbury Hospital.
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UConn Health Begins New Chapter for Waterbury Hospital - UConn Today
UConn Health announced it has submitted a bid to assume responsibility for guiding and sustaining Waterbury Hospital, marking a new era for health care in t ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM