Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer
Each year, more than 200,000 people in the United States receive the chilling diagnosis of a primary or metastatic brain tumor. The sheer number of these cases…
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Targeting wayward tumor cells in triple-negative breast cancer
University of Florida Health neuro-oncologist David Tran, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a $1.78 million grant from the Florida Department of Health’s…
Lower-carb diet slows growth of aggressive brain tumor in mouse models
University of Florida Health researchers have slowed a notoriously aggressive type of brain tumor in mouse models by using a low-carbohydrate diet. A high-fat,…
UF Health researchers win national award for identifying brain tumor intervention
A study identifying a possible new intervention to treat the deadliest of brain tumors garnered a national award today for University of Florida Health brain…
UF Health brain cancer researcher Mitchell receives $1M grant from Hyundai Hope On Wheels
University of Florida Health’s Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., will receive a $1 million grant Thursday from the nonprofit Hyundai Hope On Wheels to further his…
World-renowned UF neurosurgeon Albert Rhoton Jr. passes away
Albert L. Rhoton Jr., M.D., an internationally known neurosurgeon and pioneering researcher who built a small neurosurgery division into a thriving department…
Laser treatment may boost effectiveness of brain tumor drugs
The human brain has a remarkable defense system that filters bacteria and chemicals. For brain tumor patients, the barrier works almost too well by blocking…
UF neurosurgery department becomes College of Medicine’s first named department
The departm ent of neurosurgery became the first named department in the UF College of Medicine’s 60-year history on Saturday, when it was officially named the…
Comprehensive Stroke Care: Saving Lives, Enhancing Outcomes
At 3:15 in the morning, almost one year ago to the day, Catherine Flanigan woke up and asked her husband for assistance in going to the bathroom. Her speech…
Internationally renowned neurologist to lead UF department of neurology
University of Florida College of Medicine leaders have appointed Michael S. Okun, M.D., chair of the department of neurology. Okun, a professor in the…
Stroke patients fare better with private insurance than with Medicaid, UF Health researchers find
Stroke victims who use Medicaid or are uninsured were more likely to die, stay hospitalized longer and have worse medical outcomes than patients with private…
New therapy slows spread of deadly brain tumor cells, UF Health researchers find
The rapid spread of a common and deadly brain tumor has been slowed down significantly in a mouse model by cutting off the way some cancer cells communicate,…
