UF researchers get closer to saliva test for breast cancer

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

UF researchers to study pain, with help from horses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A horse, a scientist, an engineer, and a physiologist walk into a doctor’s office. At first, it sounds like the setup of a good joke. But…

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UF awarded $3.5 million grant to train new clinical pain researchers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To address the need for new nonaddictive methods to treat pain, a University of Florida team has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the…

UF Health researchers find new method to use MRIs to delve into secrets of brain aging

GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…

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…

UF research finds a gentler way to treat aggressive gum disease

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics that kill bacteria…

Year of gratitude: Embracing our values

At UF Health, we bridge discoveries with clinical care, leading to new advances that offer hope and healing for our patients and their loved ones.

UF Health research powers university’s record research spending

The six colleges within the University of Florida Health helped power a record $1.25 billion in university research expenditures in fiscal 2023, delivering…

UF researchers help develop highly accurate, 30-second coronavirus test

With any highly infectious disease, time can be a killer. It is crucial to get a test result for a pathogen quickly, lest someone continue in their daily lives…

UF Health study suggests association between COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction

If the threat of death or severe disability isnt enough to convince someone to get a COVID-19 vaccination, men can add this possible consequence of coronavirus…

UF creates antibacterial agents to help eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria

UF medicinal chemists report promising results from a study focused on new ways of treating several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, advances that may…

Vitamin D deficiency tied to increased COVID-19 risk, unique UF data study finds

Patients with a vitamin D deficiency were four times more likely to be COVID-19 positive than those with a sufficient amount of the crucial vitamin, a…