Hunter Ross of the UF Health Streetlight Program Turns Gameplay Into Healing

The power of video games is leveling up care at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. As the new clinical patient gaming technology coordinator for the UF…

UF Health study maps hidden immune signals in Type 1 diabetes

March 24, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Type 1 diabetes researchers have made great progress in understanding the disease in the last two decades, even as a cure remains elusive.…

Neuroscientist blends engineering, biochemistry to address brain disorders

March 12, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. — The newest faculty member to join The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jinyoung Kang, Ph.D., is…

Fat in muscle hastens limb loss, study shows

March 10, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For decades, treatment of peripheral artery disease has focused almost exclusively on restoring blood flow. Now, new research from…

UF research finds a gentler way to treat aggressive gum disease

March 3, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics that kill bacteria…

Grant glues together research experts to tackle incurable diseases

January 27, 2026

The term “molecular glue degraders” may sound like the next K-pop band, but inside the lab of biochemist Thomas Kodadek, Ph.D., scientists are rocking MGDs for…

HiPerGator supercomputer accelerates diabetes drug discovery

January 8, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. — Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute have designed a group of…

Common drug may help HIV medicines work faster and reduce inflammation

December 2, 2025

JUPITER, Fla. — An FDA‑approved medication called spironolactone, often prescribed as a diuretic, or water pill, for heart and blood pressure conditions, may…

Gene-editing platform may help treat hearing loss

November 13, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Progressive hearing loss might be aided by gene-editing therapies that use tiny messengers to nudge cells to repair themselves, a study led…

Scientists discover new target in potential pancreatic cancer treatment

September 23, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health scientists helped find a promising new way to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells by identifying an…