Study by genetics researchers sheds light on genital birth defects
One of the most common birth defects in boys occurs when the urethra develops incompletely, affecting where the opening develops on the penis. Now, researchers…
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One of the most common birth defects in boys occurs when the urethra develops incompletely, affecting where the opening develops on the penis. Now, researchers…
Recently, President Barack Obama unveiled the Precision Medicine Initiative, a program that fosters a research approach focusing on treating patients based on…
Walking and breathing without mechanical assistance typically becomes a struggle for patients who have Pompe disease because of weakened, damaged muscles as…
The ability of hormones to regulate the genes responsible for external sex organ growth and development evolved nearly 400 million years ago in our aquatic…
The genes that increase the risk of Type 1 diabetes have lost their hiding place. A research group that includes a University of Florida genetics expert has…
Inflammation is a major culprit in age-related macular degeneration and some other eye diseases. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found a…
Part 2 of our “year in review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family. When added to the colleges…
University of Florida Health researchers have found a possible predictor for little understood — but often disabling or even fatal — stroke complications. The…
University of Florida researchers have mapped the cellular origins of external genitalia by studying bird embryos, giving scientists insights into the…
The axolotl, a type of salamander, can regenerate lost limbs, regrow its own spinal cord and dodge cancer — which is why University of Florida researchers have…
Accidents as minor as a slip of the knife while chopping onions can turn dangerous for patients with hemophilia, who lack the necessary proteins in their blood…
Two University of Florida Health researchers have been named to Thomson Reuters’ “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014” list for their work in…