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Biomarker test may give early warning of brain woes
A way to detect fragments of broken brain cells that leak into the bloodstream may help doctors more quickly and precisely treat people with severe head…
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UF, UF Health announce gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute
The University of Florida and UF Health on Tuesday announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving…
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 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…
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The Search Continues for a Noninvasive Test for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis that Works in the Real World
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, is a serious progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Percutaneous liver biopsy is currently the gold standard…
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UF Health researchers validate early predictor of lethal kidney condition
Researchers have found a way to identify critically ill patients who are at risk of developing acute kidney injury — a potentially fatal and often asymptomatic…
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New $6.25 million grant allows UF to expand 10-year study of muscular dystrophy disease progression
A new five-year, $6.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support the University of Florida’s continued efforts to develop MRI…
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UF graduate student receives national fellowship
Maria T. Baquero, a University of Florida public health student, has been awarded a fellowship by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support her…
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UF Nursing research to study milk production to mark National Breastfeeding Month
For this year’s National Breastfeeding Month, a University of Florida College of Nursing researcher has pledged to study how to give the tiniest patients the…
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UF Health study shows years of life gained by ideal Type 2 diabetes control
A person struggling to control their Type 2 diabetes might understand in the abstract the impact of the disease on their health. A doctor, for example, might…
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Study to examine ethnic differences in pain
Pain affects people differently. For example, studies have shown that African-American and Hispanic people tend to have stronger responses to pain than white…