New and Upcoming Developments in Glaucoma Treatment
Glaucoma specialist, Dr. Amy Mehta, discusses new and upcoming developments in glaucoma treatment, including an advance by UF startup and UF Innovate | Accelerate at Sid Martin Biotech company TearClear.
UF Health Study Suggests Association Between COVID-19 and Erectile Dysfunction
If the threat of death or severe disability isn’t enough to convince someone to get a COVID-19 vaccination, men can add this possible consequence of coronavirus infection — erectile dysfunction.
Jaw-Dropping Recovery: UF Veterinarians Save Injured Dairy Calf Using Creative 3D Solution
Thanks to a creative solution devised by University of Florida veterinarians using 3D printing technology, a newborn calf that sustained a broken lower jaw soon after birth at the UF dairy farm in Hague has fully recovered and is now an 11-month-old growing heifer in the herd.
Oragenics Extends Collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada to Develop Vaccine against the Omicron Variant
Oragenics, Inc. announced it has extended a licensing and collaboration agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) that will enable Oragenics to pursue an intranasal vaccine designed to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Mental Health Benefits: A Must-Have Resource for Employees
“Mental health benefits are just as important as physical health benefits,” says Dr. Sherry Benton, founder of digital behavioral health platform TAO Connect, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub graduate.
Discovery of Dual-Degrading Compound Could Pave Way for More Effective Cancer Drugs
University of Florida researchers have developed a new compound that simultaneously attacks two key proteins critical for a cancer cell’s survival, a discovery that could aid in the development of more effective leukemia, lung and colon cancer drugs.
UFDI Medical Director Recipient of Prestigious JDRF George Eisenbarth Award
Desmond Schatz, M.D., professor and interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and Pediatric Medical Director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2021 JDRF George Eisenbarth Award for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention.
Meditation Brings Robust Immune System Activation, UF Health Researchers Find
Eight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system, University of Florida researchers and their colleagues have found.
Civil Engineer Says Buildings Will Need To Prepare for Stronger Storms
David Otway Prevatt, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Florida, shared with NPR's Audie Cornish about how to prepare buildings for tornadoes following a series of deadly storms.
UF Department of Chemical Engineering Awards Term Professorships
Four members of University of Florida's Department of Chemical Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were selected for the department's term professorships.
