In developing countries, inappropriate antibiotic use is a persistent, difficult challenge. An international group of scientists that includes investigators from Bangladesh, Mali, and the United States have a solution: an artificial intelligence-driven tool that uses an algorithm to estimate the probability a case of diarrhea is caused by…
A trio of in-home tests that measure average blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes are not as accurate as in-office screening methods, new research by University of Florida Health researchers and their colleagues shows.
A new study at UF seeks to improve the health of teenagers ages 12 – 15 with asthma. If your teen has asthma, they may qualify for this study. Click the link below to learn more. Compensation provided. https://aim2act.phhp.ufl.edu/…
The SITC Forward Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of 2022 SITC Fellowships and Technology Awards, to support the next generation of cancer immunotherapy and tumor immunology experts through dedicated funding of impactful research.
University of Florida Health pediatric oncologist John A. Ligon, M.D., has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to study a personalized immunotherapy vaccine to treat relapsed pediatric osteosarcoma.
Manuela Corti, PhD and Tanja Taivassalo, PhD will lead a feasibility & efficacy study of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) cycling training to improve motor and cardiac functions in patients with Friedreich Ataxia. The purpose of this exploratory study is to assess the feasibility and…
As Lee Ramsey’s family watched him being transported by ambulance from the emergency room at Lawnwood Hospital in Ft. Pierce to UF Health in Gainesville, they were in need of reassurance. Lee was brought into the local emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing. When local doctors suggested that…
UF Health pediatrics expert Sonja A. Rasmussen, M.D., discusses what parents should know about the shots.
John Ligon, MD, from the University of Florida, was awarded the Outsmarting Osteosarcoma Because of Dylan Young Investigator Award and will study RNA-nanoparticle vaccines to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of canine osteosarcoma.
Two UF College of Medicine faculty members were recently recognized for their commitment to research and patient care at both the state and national levels.
