U.S. cancer diagnoses drop, outcomes worse during holidays

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The December holiday season is a joyous time for family, friends, festive parties and gift-giving. Americans take time off from work and…

A December calendar with written events and celebrations.

Study narrows list of genetic suspects behind scoliosis

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Why one person gets a disease, and another remains untouched, can often be traced to their genetic code, the vast set of instructions that…

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UF Health kidney and liver transplant programs once again rank among nation’s best

Latest results from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients place UF Health’s adult kidney transplant program first in the nation for one-year graft…

Discovery lays foundation for gene therapy in hereditary deafness

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new mechanistic discovery in a hereditary form of deafness could pave the way for using gene therapy to “tune” the ear’s sound-sensitive…

Jonathan Bird, Ph.D., and postdoctoral associate James Heidings, Ph.D., use high-resolution microscopes to uncover the molecular makeup of sound-sensitive hair cells.

UF Health lung transplant program earns top marks for patient outcomes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF Health lung transplant program has again been recognized by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, for…

Mindaugas Rackauskas, M.D., Ph.D., chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine and director of the adult and pediatric lung transplant program at UF Health, and Amir Emtiazjoo, M.D., M.Sc., section chief and medical director of the lung transplant program.

UF scientists unmask gene activity in scoliosis

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A curvature of the spine known as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of pediatric spinal deformity, affecting up to 3%…

An academic model of a spine is in the forefront while a nurse speaks with a pediatric patient.

UF Health researchers map early immune attack in Type 1 diabetes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study by University of Florida Diabetes Institute researchers provides one of the clearest pictures yet of the development of Type 1…

This microscopic image shows immune cells invading a pancreatic islet, a tiny cluster of cells in the pancreas that includes the insulin-producing cells destroyed in Type 1 diabetes. Cells in the islet appear in green, while immune cells driving the autoimmune attack appear in blue and purple. (Image courtesy of Nature Metabolism)

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.

Inflammation's worst enemy: your diet

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There are many ways to put out a fire. Smother it with a blanket. Douse it with a fire extinguisher. In most cases, though, you’d reach for…

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Study links joint pain supplement to accelerating dementia

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research has found an association between taking glucosamine, a popular over-the-counter supplement used for joint pain, and a higher…

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Ramon Sun, Ph.D., and Matthew Gentry, Ph.D.

UF researcher finds way to boost protective brain enzyme after stroke

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the race to limit brain damage after a stroke, most treatments try to block harmful processes. A University of Florida Health researcher…

This computer-rendered 3D model shows human neurolysin in magenta. Green spheres mark a druggable hinge-region pocket targeted through structure-based drug discovery. The white box outlines the computational region used to predict small-molecule binding, predictions later validated in the study.

UF Health study maps hidden immune signals in Type 1 diabetes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Type 1 diabetes researchers have made great progress in understanding the disease in the last two decades, even as a cure remains elusive.…

This image shows the cellular structures of a human pancreatic lymph node. These lymph nodes play an important role in initiating the autoimmune attack that destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas during type 1 diabetes. (Image by UF Diabetes Institute)