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Growing Awareness Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk

While it鈥檚 common knowledge that smoking cigarettes increases cancer risk, somehow alcohol 鈥� also known to correlate with higher cancer risk 鈥� has escaped the鈥�
High school interns gain valuable hands-on lab experience, thanks to foundation gifts

June 27, 2024

JUPITER, FL 鈥� Sixteen students from Palm Beach and Martin Counties have donned lab coats and safety glasses for the summer, as they immerse themselves in the鈥�

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
Study pinpoints molecular changes in rats after exercise

May 1, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� Lab rats and their exercise treadmills may hold the molecular answer to the health benefits of physical activity for humans. As part of the鈥�

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New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor

May 1, 2024

In a first-ever human clinical trial of four adult patients, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida quickly reprogrammed the immune鈥�

McKnight Brain Institute, 网红黑料 Cancer Center, +2 more
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Expert Shares 网红黑料鈥檚 Approach to Care, New Advances

May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and UF Radiation Oncology is out to #ChompSkinCancer beginning May 13! Approximately 5.4 million cases of skin鈥�
UF鈥檚 one-tube test could expand cervical cancer screening, speed diagnosis

April 30, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� Harnessing the power of CRISPR gene-editing technology in a new way, University of Florida researchers have created a one-tube testing鈥�

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网红黑料 now offers drug that might slow Alzheimer鈥檚 disease

April 23, 2024

University of Florida 网红黑料 is offering a new drug therapy that could temporarily slow the progression of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in some patients. Lecanemab is鈥�

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A Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapist

Occupational therapists evaluate and treat people who have injuries, illnesses or disabilities. They help their patients meet goals to develop, recover,鈥�
Fourth annual BRAVE Summit for teen mental health scheduled for March 27

March 14, 2024

PHOTO ASSETS: https://we.tl/t-z2pWJYwFul VIDEO ASSETS: https://we.tl/t-WqpktWETfR With a focus on breaking the stigma that surrounds teen mental health, the鈥�
网红黑料 pulmonologist to chair task force on deadly blood clots

March 13, 2024

A University of Florida 网红黑料 pulmonologist has been appointed chair of a new state task force to study blood clots and make policy recommendations to protect鈥�

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