World-renowned UF Health biochemistry researcher Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., dies

University of Florida Health biochemistry professor Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., whose world-renowned work on the detailed structure of viruses led to…

UF Health researcher’s gene therapy technique being further developed to treat neurodegenerative disorders

A gene therapy technique discovered by a University of Florida Health researcher and her colleague is now being used to develop treatments for…

UF Health researchers find possible clue about sex differences in heart disease

Circadian rhythms, the cellular timekeepers that are one of the cornerstones of biology, tune the human body to the rotation of the planet. Body temperature…

UF Health researchers, collaborators get unprecedented view of gene therapy virus

Researchers from University of Florida Health and the Salk Institute have obtained an unprecedented view of a gene-delivery virus, paving the way for further…

UF summer program has been giving high school students a boost toward their dreams for 60 years

Even as a young child, Truman Roland absolutely loved science. “He was in the first grade and he wrote and illustrated a book about cells,” said Krista Roland,…

One in five older adults experience brain network weakening following knee replacement surgery

A new University of Florida study finds that 23 percent of adults age 60 and older who underwent a total knee replacement experienced a decline in activity in…

Genomic study of comb jellies overturns long-held views about the animal tree of life

A University of Florida researcher and his colleagues studying the genomics of a ghostly group of predatory sea creatures called ctenophores have changed…

UF clinical trial tests efficacy of drug to treat a rare, and often deadly childhood disease

A University of Florida researcher with a $2 million federal grant is launching the first Phase III clinical trial for treatment of a congenital disease of the…

Cancer cells’ transition can drive tumor growth, UF Health researchers find

As cancerous tumors fester in the body, they need an ever-increasing blood supply to deliver the oxygen and nutrients that fuel their growth. Now, a team led…

Cancer drug shows promise in reducing toxic genetic material in myotonic dystrophy

A group of researchers has shown for the first time in cells and in a mouse model that a drug used to treat cancer can neutralize the toxic RNA that causes the…

Deep-sea bacteria could help neutralize greenhouse gas, researchers find

A type of bacteria plucked from the bottom of the ocean could be put to work neutralizing large amounts of industrial carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere,…

UF researchers find memory problems in some people with Parkinson’s disease

Using a combination of neuropsychological testing and brain imaging, University of Florida researchers have discovered that in a group of recently-diagnosed…