Grant helps cardiologists spot a tricky heart condition

October 22, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The device resembles an odd stationary bicycle without a seat or handlebars. Anyone who sees it at University of Florida Health would…

UF researchers get closer to saliva test for breast cancer

August 1, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying…

Shelby Fights Off Aggressive, Fast-Spreading Brain Tumor at UF Health

Shelby Copas, always a natural athlete, collected several trophies throughout her childhood. Her extraordinary athleticism was especially on display in…

Study: Internal fistulas on imaging predict abscesses

May 6, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with Crohn’s disease commonly undergo medical imaging to determine the extent and severity of their condition. Now, it turns out…

Peering Through the Lens of a Pain-Free Future

It was fall 2019, and Donald “DJ” Head was packed and in the process of heading to Nevada to photograph a project when he noticed he was losing sensation in…

Walking Toward Hope: Robin Celebrates Milestone on Brain Tumor Journey

Ocala resident Robin Feagle has done something truly remarkable: She completed the American Brain Tumor Association’s February walking challenge, logging 28…

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

March 18, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have…

Research shows AI technology improves Parkinson’s diagnoses

March 17, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of…

Purpose Beyond a Cure: Advancing Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment

Emilie Lynch has passed the 5-year milestone that doctors consider a yardstick for being cured of Hodgkin lymphoma not once but three times. Today, she…

Keeping Her Head Held High: Yali’s Journey Defeating Dystonia

Two years ago, Yali used a walker as she inched toward her school’s entrance. Her neck, twisted and folded forward, hunched her over in “the shape of the…