UF researchers develop rapid urine diagnostic test for prostate cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Accurately diagnosing prostate cancer is a challenge. Current screening methods using blood tests sometimes show abnormal results even when…

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The paper spray ionization source used in the new diagnostic test.

Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived…

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A University of Florida and MD Anderson research team led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D. (left), and Christiano Marconi (middle) discovered that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting an immunotherapy treatment for advanced forms of lung cancer or melanoma lived significantly longer than those who didn’t get the vaccine. Photo courtesy of Jackie Hart/UF Health.

State health department funds preventive health screenings for Floridians

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has launched HealthScreen, a program that focuses on North Central Florida’s critical gap in health screening…

New report recommends liver screening for those with Type 2 diabetes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anyone with diabetes quickly learns the importance of controlling their blood sugar to ensure their eyes, kidneys, heart and peripheral…

A doctor uses an imaging test called transient elastography that measures liver stiffness, which can indicate a risk for liver scarring, also known as fibrosis. (UF Health photo by Jesse Jones)

UF, ECU open DOOR for practice-based research

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Dentistry and the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will use a new grant to help…

The University of Florida College of Dentistry building.

UF Health researchers to develop novel treatment for stimulant use disorder

University of Florida Health researchers have secured a five-year, $19 million grant to develop a novel treatment for stimulant use disorder. The oral therapy…

UF researchers find link between asthma and cancer risk

Patients with asthma are almost one-and-a-half times more likely to develop cancer than those who don’t have the respiratory disease, a new University of…

UF researchers use AI to predict new coronavirus variants

A world awash in waves of novel coronavirus variants is left to react to each new emergence. Will this one be as deadly as delta? As transmissible as omicron?…

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UF Health appoints chief data scientist

Jiang Bian, Ph.D., has been named UF Health chief data scientist, with a goal of aiding researchers as they move into a new frontier of using biomedical…

Fighting pediatric cancer focus of V Foundation-UF Health collaboration

In pursuit of its ongoing mission to achieve Victory Over Cancer®, the V Foundation for Cancer Research announced its renewed support and a new $250,000 grant…

SynGatorTron™ to speed medical research, alleviate privacy worries

“Dr. Chatbot will see you now.” The next generation of super-smart computers, tablets and cell phones may come equipped with artificial intelligence-generated…

UF leads team ready to tackle vaccine skepticism in Florida and beyond

University of Florida faculty are leading a multistate team to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care…