April 14, 2016
University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researchers have slowed a notoriously aggressive type of brain tumor in mouse models by using a low-carbohydrate diet. A high-fat,…
Department of Neurosurgery, +5 more
April 12, 2016
A study identifying a possible new intervention to treat the deadliest of brain tumors garnered a national award today for University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ brain…
Department of Neurosurgery, +5 more
March 24, 2016
University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ’s Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., will receive a $1 million grant Thursday from the nonprofit Hyundai Hope On Wheels to further his…
Department of Neurosurgery, +5 more
February 24, 2016
The human brain has a remarkable defense system that filters bacteria and chemicals. For brain tumor patients, the barrier works almost too well by blocking…
Department of Neurosurgery, +4 more
January 29, 2016
The departm ent of neurosurgery became the first named department in the UF College of Medicine’s 60-year history on Saturday, when it was officially named the…
Department of Neurosurgery, +2 more
January 21, 2016
Part 2 of our "Year in Review" focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the ÍøºìºÚÁÏ family: ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Cancer Center UF…
Institute for Child ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Policy, +11 more
October 6, 2015
A rabbit virus currently being developed for cancer therapy can be paired with one of several existing drugs to deliver a more potent punch to a deadly type of…
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, +4 more
July 27, 2015
The rapid spread of a common and deadly brain tumor has been slowed down significantly in a mouse model by cutting off the way some cancer cells communicate,…
Department of Neurosurgery, +3 more
