A $3.5 million grant will help UF researchers identify viruses, limit infectious disease spread

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It feels like your bones are splintering. Dengue, also known as break-bone fever, is an illness prevalent in areas of the world with…

Inflammation may play a key role in brain changes in former football players

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Among former college and professional football players, higher levels of inflammation were associated with microstructural changes in the…

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Decades later, brain training lowers dementia risk

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning in the late 1990s, nearly 3,000 older adults received brain training as part of a study to evaluate the training's effect on…

Scientists say these two viruses may become the next public health threats

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two emerging pathogens with animal origins — influenza D virus and canine coronavirus — have so far been quietly flying under the radar,…

Comprehensive study settles debate over diet safety for patients with cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For decades, patients undergoing blood cancer treatment have been told to avoid certain foods to reduce infection risk, guidance that some…

Surgery past 65? Brain health screening can aid recovery

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Before surgery, your doctor will order evaluations to identify any health problems that may need to be addressed before the procedure. This…

Scientist’s cat, again, helps discover new virus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., is at it again.…

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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…

Mental health providers may have trouble detecting bulimia in patients, study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental…

Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have…

Clinician training program leads to better outcomes for patients with diabetes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tele-education program for health care providers who treat people with diabetes resulted in significant improvements in patient outcomes,…

Study: Work satisfaction, pay are worse for those who stutter

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don’t stutter, a new…