Jackson Laboratory

During the first quarter of 2017, Connecticut's economy, as measured by real output or gross state product (GSP), contracted below where it was in 2004. After seven years of contraction from 2008 to 2014, the economy managed a modest 2 percent gain in 2015, only to retreat to essentially zero growth in 2016 and a sharp decline in early 2017.

HBJ's Health Care Heroes award for advancements in healthcare -- innovation go to Jackson Lab's Julia Oh.

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX), a prominent symbol of Connecticut's investment in bioscience, has grown from a handful of employees in 2012 — including current site director Yu-Hui Rogers — to 300-plus today at its Farmington campus adjacent to UConn Health. Long term, JAX could employ 700 as it expands its research programs and operations, and overseeing it all is Rogers, responsible for managing the local administration and operations of the nonprofit biomedical research institution.

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine recently hosted middle school students from Talcott Mountain Academy in Avon...

Q&A talks with Michael Cantor, co-managing partner of Hartford-based Cantor Colburn LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the country.

The Hartford region's roster of bioscience talent continues to expand with recruitment of top clinicians and researchers, and the hiring spigot shows no signs of shutting off as word spreads about the area's facilities, talent and government support.

The state entity that operates a high-speed internet fiber backbone for public schools, libraries and other users is putting an increased focus on attracting business customers, as it grapples with a sizable budget cut.

UConn researchers, in a report published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, are saying walnuts may be an effective tool for fighting colon cancer.

Jackson Laboratory's has received a $1.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to help boost genetics instruction in high schools.

Researchers at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor have found that the buildup of certain molecules in the brain may lead to diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.