For years, the underlying process that causes a debilitating muscle disorder in infants and young children has been largely unknown. Now, a group that includes…
For a video about how viruses and gene therapy work, visit http://bit.ly/2qFfvUk. To learn more about UF Health researcher Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., go to…
Laura P.W. Ranum, Ph.D., has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which recognizes those who make distinguished…
University of Florida researchers have identified cells targeted by a male hormone and found that an excess of that hormone at a specific time can cause…
Listen up: Everybody has heard that exercise can help keep you slim and is good for heart health, but University of Florida researchers have also found that…
To see a video about this research, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMKRNhl8s0c About 150 million years ago, snakes roamed about on well-developed legs.…
For media inquiries, call Rossana Passaniti at 352-273-8569 or email passar@shands.ufl.edu The first commercially available treatment in the United States for…
The genetic origin of cartilage is much older and found in more kinds of creatures than scientists had previously thought, University of Florida Health…
University of Florida Health researchers have developed a unique mouse model that will allow researchers around the world to better study the genetic origins…
University of Florida Health researchers have identified genes that are disrupted by abnormal hormone signaling at crucial points during development, a finding…
University of Florida Health researchers have made a new discovery about Huntington’s disease, showing that the gene that causes the fatal disorder makes an…
For macular degeneration patients, blurry vision emerges slowly as cells in and around the retina get damaged. Now, University of Florida Health researchers…