Researchers: Thin, silver nanowires may hold key to flexible and safe touchscreens
By Sarah Carey • Jul 9, 2019 • Lead StoryAn unexpected ability of cells to bend metal determines the safety of silver nanowires — highly conductive nanomaterials a thousand times thinner than a human hair that are being used in next-generation touchscreens for...
UF Health researchers identify nine noncancer drugs with the potential to improve cancer survival
By Diana Tonnessen • Jul 2, 2019 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryUF Health researchers sifting through millions of electronic health records found evidence that nine drugs already being used to treat other health conditions may also have the potential to improve cancer survival. The...
World-renowned neurogeneticist to join UF Health
By Todd Taylor • Jun 25, 2019 • Lead StoryOn Sept. 1, renowned neurogeneticist Matthew Farrer, Ph.D., internationally recognized for his work on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease, will join UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center. Farrer will be...
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital nationally ranked in five specialties, makes big gains in three
By Doug Bennett • Jun 18, 2019 • Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas — pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and diabetes/endocrinology...
UF Health patient first to receive new gene therapy for neuromuscular disease since FDA approval
By Doug Bennett an... • Jun 13, 2019 • Video, Lead StoryAttention: https://bit.ly/2WwphDi to see a news video about Londyn Wright’s treatment. Visit https://bit.ly/2qFfvUk for a video about how gene therapy works. Karen Wright worked her way through the small gathering outside...
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UF Health joins research network developing a data repository on infectious diseases
By Diana Tonnessen • UF Health, College of Public Health & Health Professions, College of Medicine, Institute for Child Health Policy, Department of Biostatistics, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Clinical and Translational Science Institute • Jul 10, 2019 -
Becker’s Healthcare lists UF Health Shands among 100 top hospitals
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UF Health unveils innovative new facility to treat debilitating neurological conditions
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Corey Brewer basketball camp returns, with chance for parents to join kids in the fun
By Sarah Correa-Dibar • University of Florida, UF Health, UF Diabetes Institute • Jun 17, 2019
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UF Health forensic medicine director joins national committee to combat emerging drug threats
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Flesh-eating bacteria kills Florida woman two weeks after a walk on the beach
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New mother had epidural stuck in her spine for 4 days
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How Sleep Deprivation Changes Your Brain, According To Experts
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Sitting in front of TV may be worse for health than desk job
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Electronic health records cannot replace a doctor who knows you
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Overweight Florida cat gets sent to fat camp
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Catching up with Corey Brewer: Back with ‘family’
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Petting zoos may harbor drug-resistant bacteria
Jul 16, 2019
Petting zoos may have more critters than you realize, and some aren’t cute and cuddly. The zoos are sometimes home to multidrug-resistant bacteria that can be passed on to visitors. Researchers at Ariel University in Israel studied eight petting zoos at random throughout their country, taking body...
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Is a life without pain possible, or even preferable?
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Newly described genetic variants curb appetite
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Millennials’ health is worse than Gen Xers’
Jul 11, 2019
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The menace of plastic to marine life
Jul 16, 2019
Marine animals are in a fight for their lives — and the deadliest foe may be plastic. In a recent study of more than 17 hundred seabirds that died, over 25 percent of the mortalities were associated with eating plastic, especially balloons. Plastics are equally deadly in large marine animals. This...
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Finessing feline care
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Cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs
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Honing in on treating cancer
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