Jenna’s Journey: A Lesson in Resilience and the Benefits of Patient-Centered Care
In the summer of 2021, Jenna was on the precipice of major life changes. Jenna, then 24, had recently moved from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Florida, for a…
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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…
McKnight Brain Institute, UF Health Cancer Center, +2 more
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Podcast: UF Using AI to Revolutionize the Evaluation of Common Brain Tumors
Researchers in the University of Florida College of Medicine are using artificial intelligence to analyze the chemical characteristics of Meningioma brain…
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UF Health researchers use AI to improve brain tumor analysis
November 15, 2023
University of Florida Health researchers have deployed artificial intelligence to refine and accelerate the evaluation of a common type of brain tumor. The…
AI at UF, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, +3 more
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After Struggle With Unseen Threat, Taylor Returns to the Water
Taylor Green gazes across his favorite place in the world, scanning the top of Lake Panasoffkee’s spring-fed water. But, in many ways, this 20-year-old pro…
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UF Health Cancer Center expands research programs to enhance discoveries
October 4, 2023
The University of Florida Health Cancer Center has expanded its research programs to strengthen the impact of cancer research and meet the needs of an…
College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, UF Health Cancer Center, +3 more
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UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital nationally ranked in four specialties
June 21, 2023
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s diabetes and endocrinology program is now ranked among the nation’s top 10 by U.S. News & World…
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, +1 more
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Fixel Institute expands care with new neuroimaging and clinical research suites
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
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Two mutations team up to cloak a deadly brain cancer from the immune system, study suggests
March 15, 2023
JUPITER, Fla. — A new study of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma suggests that two specific cancer cell mutations may work together to help hide tumors…
UF Health Cancer Center, +1 more
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Brain Cancer Awareness Month: Marissa vs. the Worst of the Worst
Marissa Valencia suddenly felt sick. Then, when she tried to speak, nothing that came out made sense. Her friend sitting across the table from her over lunch…
