Unexpected finding could offer new treatment targets for meth addiction
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a…
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Philanthropists' gift to advance universal cancer vaccine research
A $1 million gift from Nathan S. Collier and his wife, Ani, along with Ken and Linda McGurn, is accelerating novel mRNA cancer vaccine research. Recent…
Study: Cells send maintenance crews to fix damaged protein factories
JUPITER, Fla. — In a discovery fundamental to the inner workings of cells, scientists have discovered that if oxidative stress damages protein factories called…
When does clinical depression become an emergency? 4 questions answered
Authored by John B. Williamson, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of FloridaThe news that Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania…
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., named director of UF’s McKnight Brain Institute
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., chair of the UF College of Medicine department of neuroscience and an expert in brain aging, has been appointed director of the Evelyn…
UF Scripps study: Opioid drug tolerance develops from interplay of key gene and cholesterol
UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientists have a discovered a key gene that is shedding light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time, a…
UF Scripps researchers’ work sheds new light on relationship between brain structure and behavior in preclinical model of autism
For people with autism, overstimulating sensory experiences such as noise can have a profound effect on their lives. Now, a group of scientists at UF Scripps…
Meditation brings robust immune system activation, UF Health researchers find
Eight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system, University of Florida researchers and their colleagues have found. The findings…
UF study shows artificial intelligence’s potential to predict dementia
New research published today shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with…
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., named chair of UF department of neuroscience
University of Florida neuroscientist Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., an expert in brain aging, has been named chair of the UF College of Medicine’s department of…
UF neurologist earns Alzheimer’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Internationally renowned neurologist Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., the deputy director of UF’s Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute, was honored today…
New combination therapy slows deadly brain tumor in mice, UF Health researchers find
As the deadliest primary brain tumor, glioblastoma is a stubborn foe. In addition to being aggressive, glioblastoma hasn’t responded to immunotherapies that…
