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SmartSteward Inc. Announces First Electronic Surveillance System for Early Detection of Respiratory Viruses Such As COVID-19 and Resistant Organism Outbreaks in Skilled Nursing Facilities

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client SmartSteward, Inc., a digital health company focused on advanced infection control and antibiotic stewardship software for skilled nursing...

A Burp Could Improve Climate Crisis

Nicolas DiLorenzo bottles cow burps and measures them for methane. That’s not as low-brow as it sounds. Cows’ role as greenhouse gas emitters burst into...

Expert: Outbreak Transmission Dynamics

As the world grapples for answers and action on the new coronavirus outbreak, researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks are quickly digging...

Promoting Wellness at Work

Dr. Ed Buckley, founder and CEO of UF startup Peerfit, the digital health company that works with employers and insurance carriers to fully fund fitness...

Will Coronavirus Disappear When Temperatures Heat Up? UF Virologist Responds

Temperatures fluctuate between hot and cold in Florida, just about as frequently as the idea that warmth might bring an end to the coronavirus disease,...

Some Things Can Wait, Colorectal Cancer Doesn’t

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., and second-leading cause of death, taking 50,000 lives each year. However, thanks to years...

Future Innovators Receive $1,000: Santa Fe High School Institute of Biotechnology

Students in the Institute of Biotechnology at Santa Fe High School will be benefitting from a donation from UF Innovate and the local Center State...

Viruses Might Help As Biocontrol on Asian Citrus Psyllids

University of Florida scientists are working toward establishing a new biological method that may help farmers control the insect that transmits the deadly greening disease...

Algernon Explores the Use of NP-120 (Ifenprodil) as a Novel Treatment for Coronavirus

UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, announced that it is exploring the potential of using NP-120 (Ifenprodil) as a novel treatment...

New Study Using Big Data Sheds Light on the Value of Specialist Care in the Treatment of Gout

A recent article published in ACR Open Rheumatology found that rheumatologist care was associated with better disease management for patients with advanced gout versus care...

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