Mitchell Team Receives National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Grant
Dr. Gordon Mitchell, a professor in the UF Department of Physical Therapy, and his team were recently awarded another grant from the National Heart, Lung... Read More
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Drone Images Detect Two Tomato Diseases With 99% Accuracy
New technology being developed by University of Florida scientists identifies two dangerous tomato diseases with 99 percent accuracy. This finding is critical because diseases can... Read More
Scientists Now Find Curcumin Is a Strong Inflammation-Fighting Weapon
While it is true that the human body can’t live without inflammation, it can’t also be denied that too much of it can be hazardous... Read More
Gainesville, FL, Ranked in Top 10 College Towns to Start a Business
Lafayette, IN, Columbia, MO, and East Lansing, MI, are the US’ top three college towns for starting a business, a new study from TollFreeForwarding has... Read More
MDA Awards Venture Philanthropy Funding of More Than $1M to AavantiBio to Develop Gene-Targeting Therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client AavantiBio, a biotechnology company developing a gene-targeting therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA),... Read More
UF Researchers Develop Easy Tool to Predict Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
A new assessment tool can predict users’ 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke with just a few patient-inputted responses, no lab tests required. Developed... Read More
AGTC Reports Positive Six-Month Data From Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus... Read More
Cannabix Technologies Improves Performance of Faims Marijuana Breathalyzer – CNN Coverage
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have developed and deployed new ion optics... Read More
New Imaging Study Shows Key Brain Changes in Aging, Alzheimer’s
A new collaborative study led by McKnight Brain Institute neuroscientists Sara Burke, Ph.D., and Marcelo Febo, Ph.D., gives insight into why brain networks become vulnerable... Read More
Cancer Research Company in Tampa Nears Breakthrough
A scientist on the verge of a breakthrough in the war on cancer is quietly working away with a team of researchers in a laboratory... Read More
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