UF team joins national study of brain development in infants, children

The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development…

UF Health researchers receive NIH grants to help combat the opioid crisis

For more information, please contact: Diana Tonnesseen at dtonn@ufl.edu or 352-294-5972. UF researchers are poised to help some of the youngest and most…

Grant to help UF Health researchers boost HPV vaccinations among youngsters

A team of UF Health researchers has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate simple interventions aimed at…

UF Health joins research network developing a data repository on infectious diseases

With funding from a five-year, $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant, researchers at UF Health have joined the University of Pittsburgh Graduate…

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2

Part 2 of our “Year in Review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…

Researchers develop a better way to gauge heart disease, diabetes risks

A team led by a UF Health researcher has developed a new, more accurate tool to predict the long-term health effects of metabolic syndrome, a convergence of…

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths have increased rapidly in Florida since 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has seen a sharp increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths over the past five years, according to UF Health researchers who…

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2015 Part 2

Part 2 of our "Year in Review" focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…

UF receives $17.5 million to speed discoveries toward better health

The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded $17.5 million to continue to pave the way for a swifter and more…

Larger and private colleges and universities more likely to attract hookah establishments

Larger and private colleges and universities seem to attract hookah cafes and lounges, but smoke-free policies decrease these odds, according to findings…

Statewide research consortium receives $7.9 million for research to improve patient outcomes

A statewide partnership among the University of Florida, University of Miami, Florida State University, health care systems, health plans, providers and…

Scientists use innovative methods, new technology to increase HPV vaccinations in Florida

Even though a safe HPV vaccine is available that can prevent several types of cancer, less than half of American teens youth in the U.S. receive the vaccine.…