UF Health to open new neighborhood hospital in Ocala
December 12, 2022
University of Florida Health is bringing its warm patient care and nationally recognized medical expertise to Ocala with a new neighborhood hospital. The…
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UF Health unveils imaging machine, one of 42 in world, to tackle difficult cancers
July 21, 2022
UF Health is now the first site in the southeastern United States to house a groundbreaking device that will provide personalized cancer treatment by combining…
Department of Radiation Oncology, +4 more
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UF Scripps researchers’ work sheds new light on relationship between brain structure and behavior in preclinical model of autism
April 14, 2022
For people with autism, overstimulating sensory experiences such as noise can have a profound effect on their lives. Now, a group of scientists at UF Scripps…
Department of Neuroscience, +3 more
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UF study shows artificial intelligence’s potential to predict dementia
December 6, 2021
New research published today shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with…
AI at UF, Department of Neuroscience, +5 more
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UF team joins national study of brain development in infants, children
October 4, 2021
The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development…
Department of Epidemiology, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Child Health Policy, +6 more
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UF, UF Health announce gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute
September 13, 2021
The University of Florida and UF Health on Tuesday announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving…
Department of Neurology, +4 more
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HIV drug shows potential to combat genetic form of dystonia in preclinical study
September 8, 2021
A new study found that an FDA-approved medication to treat HIV restored multiple brain abnormalities in a mouse model of a genetic form of dystonia. Dystonia…
McKnight Brain Institute, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, +2 more
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Chronic pain and other life experiences may contribute to brain matter loss
April 26, 2021
A new University of Florida study of non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic white adults links chronic knee pain and key demographic factors to differences in…
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, +4 more
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New AI tool to be tested in NIH-funded study to improve diagnosis of Parkinson’s and related disorders
March 18, 2021
University of Florida researchers will broadly test a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at distinguishing the precise diagnosis for patients with early…
AI at UF, College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute, +2 more
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New $6.25 million grant allows UF to expand 10-year study of muscular dystrophy disease progression
February 1, 2021
A new five-year, $6.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support the University of Florida’s continued efforts to develop MRI…
Department of Physical Therapy, +3 more
