July 31, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Before surgery, your doctor will order evaluations to identify any health problems that may need to be addressed before the procedure. This…
College of Public Health and Health Professions, +1 more
Parkinson’s disease has no cure. At least not yet. However, there are ways to delay the progression of the disease and still lead a long, fulfilling life. For…
April 16, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A study led by researchers in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has found that a pair of popular glucose-lowering medications…
College of Pharmacy, +1 more
February 12, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer’s disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle…
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, +5 more
September 5, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While studying blood stem cells, Edward W. Scott, Ph.D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, discovered something that may…
College of Medicine, +1 more
April 15, 2024
JUPITER, Fla. — Our brains remember frightening situations to keep us safe in the future. Computer virus from a misspelled email sender? Delete! That bite from…
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
April 15, 2024
GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…
AI at UF, College of Dentistry, Institute on Aging, +2 more
March 5, 2024
New research published today suggests there is a link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid — a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease — and subtle…
Department of Neurology, +4 more
September 18, 2023
Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that…
College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute, +1 more
April 24, 2023
A 15,000-square-foot neuroimaging suite that includes four high-tech imaging machines — including one of just three in the Southeast — opened Monday as the…
AI at UF, Department of Neurology, +4 more
