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        <title>UF selected for federal program to train autism specialists</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Efforts to train autism specialists in the North Central Florida region got a big boost this month when the University of Florida was…
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        <title>U.S. cancer diagnoses drop, outcomes worse during holidays</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The December holiday season is a joyous time for family, friends, festive parties and gift-giving. Americans take time off from work and…
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        <title>Portable device delivers rapid testing for mosquito-borne viruses</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  With a lot of ingenuity, some creative engineering and a few off-the-shelf items, a University of Florida team led by a virologist and an engineer have created…
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        <title>UF Health opens Durbin Park medical campus, expands access to advanced care in region</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  UF Health celebrated the opening of its UF Health Durbin Park campus today, a transformative investment in the future of healthcare in Northeast Florida and a…
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        <title>UF-led Alzheimer’s research center awarded $22 million grant</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
        <guid>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-led-alzheimers-research-center-awarded-22-million-to-speed-discoveries</guid>
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          <![CDATA[  As scientists edge closer to changing the lives of people with dementia by finding ways to diagnose it earlier and treat it more effectively, a University of…
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        <title>UF study identifies immune cells that may help sustain Type 1 diabetes attack</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-study-identifies-immune-cells-that-may-help-sustain-type-1-diabetes-attack</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  Type 1 diabetes isn’t an overnight attack against the body’s ability to make insulin. It can be a sustained campaign over years that relentlessly targets…
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        <title>Researchers seek a role for Ghana’s traditional healers in breast cancer care</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/researchers-seek-a-role-for-ghanas-traditional-healers-in-breast-cancer-care</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
        <guid>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/researchers-seek-a-role-for-ghanas-traditional-healers-in-breast-cancer-care</guid>
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          <![CDATA[  In Ghana and many African countries, traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers play a prominent role in patient care. These practitioners use herbal…
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        <title>Dr. Duane Mitchell selected to lead UF Health Cancer Institute</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  The University of Florida has selected Duane A. Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., as the next director of the UF Health Cancer Institute, a national leader in cancer…
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        <title>Study narrows list of genetic suspects behind scoliosis</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Why one person gets a disease, and another remains untouched, can often be traced to their genetic code, the vast set of instructions that…
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        <title>Dr. Chris Adin selected as dean of UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Following an extensive national search, Christopher Adin, D.V.M., DACVS, has been selected as the eighth dean of the University of Florida…
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        <title>Surprise! This ‘known’ TB gene springs to action under stress</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  JUPITER, Fla. — The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds…
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        <title>Brain’s sugar processing may fuel Alzheimer&#039;s pathology, study finds</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  It has long been known that the brain’s ability to metabolize a simple form of sugar called glucose gradually decreases as we age, and there is increasing…
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        <title>Dr. Brian Hoh selected as dean of UF&#039;s College of Medicine</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Following a highly competitive national search, Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, has been selected as the next dean of the…
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        <title>Lemurs fall prey to human herpes virus</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/lemurs-fall-prey-to-human-herpes-virus</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  A ring-tailed lemur. (Getty Images) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The last time you had a cold sore, you might have fretted about how long it would hang around. Perhaps…
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        <title>UF Nursing’s research doctoral program earns national recognition</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-nursings-research-doctoral-program-earns-national-recognition</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Mickie Anderson</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Nursing has been named one of the nation’s first recipients of the National League for Nursing’s…
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        <title>UF Health kidney and liver transplant programs once again rank among nation’s best</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  Latest results from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients place UF Health’s adult kidney transplant program first in the nation for one-year graft…
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        <title>Discovery lays foundation for gene therapy in hereditary deafness</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/discovery-lays-foundation-for-gene-therapy-in-hereditary-deafness</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
        <guid>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/discovery-lays-foundation-for-gene-therapy-in-hereditary-deafness</guid>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new mechanistic discovery in a hereditary form of deafness could pave the way for using gene therapy to “tune” the ear’s sound-sensitive…
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        <title>UF Health lung transplant program earns top marks for patient outcomes</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-health-lung-transplant-program-earns-top-marks-for-patient-outcomes</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF Health lung transplant program has again been recognized by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, for…
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        <title>UF scientists unmask gene activity in scoliosis</title>
        <link>https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-scientists-unmask-gene-activity-in-scoliosis</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A curvature of the spine known as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of pediatric spinal deformity, affecting up to 3%…
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        <title>UF Health researchers map early immune attack in Type 1 diabetes</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <author>Peyton Wesner</author>
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          <![CDATA[  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study by University of Florida Diabetes Institute researchers provides one of the clearest pictures yet of the development of Type 1…
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