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…

Double Blessings: Charlie’s Lung Transplant Story

After eight years and one long-awaited wedding to his best friend, Charlie Welborn will celebrate Valentine’s Day feeling like an extremely lucky man.

Sheila’s Connection With UF Health Physician Helps Her Overcome Colorectal Cancer

When Sheila Lee visited her doctor for stomach pain in 2019, she never expected to be diagnosed with rectal cancer. A devoted mother of two and proud…

Targeting protein restores aging blood cells, UF researchers find

January 9, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As humans age, we develop chronic inflammation in our blood and tissues that gradually decreases the function of blood stem cells in our…

Herbicide threatens manatee immune systems, UF study finds

January 7, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study focusing on manatees’ immune systems reveals how glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide,…

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…

Common food poison toxin speeds colon cancer spread, UF researchers find

December 2, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A toxin in the bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of foodborne illness accelerates the spread of colorectal tumors to other…

Clinical Trial Helps Frank Find Hope Through Late-Stage Melanoma

In the last year of his life, Frank Parrillo underwent four craniotomies and several grueling rounds of radiation to treat melanoma that had spread to his…

Yoga program may reduce depression and anxiety in women with cancer

November 22, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A program that combines yoga and psychological tools in a group therapy setting may help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in women…

UF Health study to assess pharmacogenetic testing in the ER

November 12, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida Health researchers spanning the Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses launched a five-year research project…