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Open house celebrates $4.5 million VA research award

Researchers at the National Veterans Affairs Brain Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence in Gainesville have received $4.5 million to study the brain’s…

A changing world requires a clear blueprint for disease response

As the world grows smaller, warmer and wetter, governments need to have an organizational blueprint about how to best respond to infectious disease outbreaks,…

UF researchers warn against overuse of cardiac stress tests

Physicians sometimes order cardiac stress tests for symptomless patients out of an abundance of caution, but a University of Florida study found this practice…

Mentors of University of Florida doctors receive major award for Parkinson's research

The mentors of two University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ physicians have received the Lasker Foundation’s Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for their…

UF Type 1 diabetes researchers garner top spots in worldwide database

Two University of Florida faculty have been named among the top 10 Type 1 diabetes researchers in the world by the online database Expertscape, a health care…

Painkiller reduces hypersensitivity to pain in patients with fibromyalgia

Patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia complain of chronic pain throughout their bodies, but often doctors have difficulty detecting what causes the pain, and…

Researchers find new fertility drug to be more effective than one used for the past 40 years

A fertility drug used for more than four decades could soon be replaced with another drug, which is 30 percent more effective in helping women become pregnant,…

Calorie restriction with resveratrol key to kick-starting cell health

When it comes to staying healthy, it’s a cell-eat-cell world. As cells age, damaged proteins and lipids accumulate within them. Impaired cell parts can send…

UF research finds association between certain pain relievers and heart attack

For women taking certain kinds of pain relievers, a heart attack could be waiting in their medicine cabinets. A University of Florida study has found that the…

Hormone levels could be culprit behind low birth weight, preeclampsia in assisted reproduction

Are you looking to become pregnant and have some idea when that might happen? University of Florida researchers need your help in solving a pregnancy mystery.…

Treatment could spur production of insulin in Type 1 diabetes

Combining two different medications could help patients with Type 1 diabetes at least partially regain the ability to produce their own insulin, a University…

UF researcher finds connection between sitting and diabetes

Sitting in front of a work computer during the daily 9-5. Sitting to chat with a friend. Sitting to eat dinner. According to a new University of Florida study,…