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Mikah鈥檚 Story

Living a normal life with a rare form of glioblastoma One day in January 2018, Mikah Phillips came home from school with a headache. After it persisted, his鈥�
Seizing the Day: Brooklynn鈥檚 Escape From Epilepsy

Robyn Nelson called louder and louder for her 4-year-old daughter, who was somehow drifting away despite lying right by her mother鈥檚 side. 鈥淢ommy, where are鈥�
UF Institute on Aging study shows chronic pain might accelerate brain aging

April 9, 2019

Scientists have long recognized the human brain appears to keep time to its own internal clock, its biological age speeding or slowing depending on a host of鈥�

AI at UF, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Department of Neuroscience, +5 more
Surgeons Save Newborn Suffering From Spina Bifida

Lindsey Courson of Tallahassee was 26 and expecting her second child. Her first, a little boy named Camden, was a healthy, rambunctious 1 陆-year-old, and she鈥�
Matthew Tavormina: A Medical Miracle

Rather than shopping for baby clothes and diapers, Alyssa and Brian Tavormina went shopping for a burial plot for their unborn child. They purchased the鈥�
Kidney Cancer 鈥� a Silent Disease

Jessica Van Leer was experiencing pain in her abdomen when she arrived at the 网红黑料 Shands Hospital E.R. After a series of tests, the medical team had two鈥�
2018 in Review: Reflecting on Our Achievements, Part 1

February 12, 2019

2018 was a year to remember, as evidenced by the many great accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students. Read on for highlights from each of our health鈥�

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Bonnie Versus Breast Cancer

As a lifelong Gainesville resident, Bonnie Green has lived a full life in a small town. Born in a local hospital, which she laughingly says no longer exists,鈥�
Potential Breakthrough in the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

May 21, 2018

At the American Academy of Neurology 70th Annual meeting in Los Angeles on April 25, it was reported that the drug edasalonexent showed a remarkably favorable鈥�

Department of Neurology, +3 more
One in five older adults experience brain network weakening following knee replacement surgery

February 6, 2018

A new University of Florida study finds that 23 percent of adults age 60 and older who underwent a total knee replacement experienced a decline in activity in鈥�

Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, +7 more