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Study: What makes a smell bad?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You wouldn’t microwave fish around your worst enemy — the smell lingers both in kitchen and memory. It is one few of us like, let alone…

A Heartfelt Journey: How One Childhood Surgery Led to a Career in Medicine

The first time Matthew Purlee saw the inside of an operating room, he was a congenital heart patient undergoing a surgical repair to address transposition of…

Study: Internal fistulas on imaging predict abscesses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with Crohn’s disease commonly undergo medical imaging to determine the extent and severity of their condition. Now, it turns out…

Research shows AI technology improves Parkinson’s diagnoses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of…

Eat better, breathe easier? Research points to link between diet, lung cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For cancers of organs like the liver, the long-term impact of our diet has been well studied — so much so that we have guidance about red…

Study: Lessons learned from 20 years of snakebites

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The best way to avoid getting bitten by a venomous snake is to not go looking for one in the first place. Like eating well and exercising…

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Map shows state of ‘forever chemicals’ in Florida water

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like diamonds, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are forever. PFAS, the hardiest of man-made chemicals, are like gum on the bottom…

UF researchers to study pain, with help from horses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A horse, a scientist, an engineer, and a physiologist walk into a doctor’s office. At first, it sounds like the setup of a good joke. But…

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ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Hospital launches inpatient care at home

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ÍøºìºÚÁÏ is coming home. Patients with some health conditions — like COVID-19, pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infections, and heart…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ study alters dogma on cerebrospinal fluid

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While studying blood stem cells, Edward W. Scott, Ph.D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, discovered something that may…

Physician Spotlight: Abdominal Cancer Surgeon Offers New Hope to Patients With Complex Cases

Ibrahim Nassour, MD, MSCS, has a passion for surgical oncology that stems from his desire to help cure cancer patients so they can continue to live fulfilling…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ liver, kidney and lung transplant programs top in Florida, in U.S. top 5

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ÍøºìºÚÁÏ’s lung, liver, and kidney transplant programs are the state’s best and in the top 5 nationwide. Every six months, the Scientific…