09.06.2020

Study: National calorie menu labeling law will add years of healthy living, save billions

BOSTON (June 9, 2020, 9:00 a.m. EDT)–The national law requiring chain restaurants to include calorie labels on menus is estimated to prevent tens of thousands of new heart disease and type 2 diabetes cases–and save thousands of lives–in just five years, according to a new study estimating the law’s impact. The model also estimated that…

UConn faculty receive NIH grant to develop smartphone sensor to detect tooth pain

Faculty from the Division of Endodontology and Department of Biomedical Engineering at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently received a total award of $462,964 from the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to test a novel way to quantify tooth pain and to develop a patient-friendly smartphone sensor to measure it. Dr.…