UF College of Medicine Launches AI in Biomedical and Health Sciences Master’s Program (Doctor Gator)
With workforce preparedness top of mind, the University of Florida College of Medicine is debuting the Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Health Sciences, or AIBHS, program this fall — one of a few graduate programs of its kind in the nation. The master’s program, which will span the UF College of Medicine campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville, will equip […]
Grant Glues Together Research Experts To Tackle Incurable Diseases (The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute)
UF researcher Thomas Kodadek’s team has won a prestigious international grant to collaborate with Merck KGaA on developing “molecular glue degraders,” a novel technology that harnesses the body’s recycling system to treat previously undruggable diseases like aggressive cancers and brain disorders.
Markers at Birth May Help Predict Type 1 Diabetes (UF News)
In collaboration with scientists at Linköping University in Sweden, UF researchers have discovered that early signs of type 1 diabetes can be detected in umbilical cord blood—a resource typically discarded at birth.
UF Health Transplant Specialties Again Rank Among Nation’s Best (UF Health)
UF Health transplant programs continue to be among the nation’s elite, including best-in-category results for the UF Health lung transplant program, according to reports released earlier this month by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR.
UF Researchers Work To Enhance HPV Self-Testing To Screen for Cervical Cancer (UF Health)
UF researchers identified ways to improve education materials for at-home HPV self-collection, aiming to boost confidence and increase cervical cancer screening rates.
Alachua County’s Bystander CPR Rates Save Lives, Study Finds (UF Health)
A study UF researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine shows that following the local activation of PulsePoint, an app that alerts CPR-trained individuals about a nearby cardiac event, rates of bystander CPR performed outside a hospital setting significantly increased in Alachua County.
Gut Bacteria Molecule Boosts Lung Cancer Treatment Response (UF Health)
UF researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing in humans.
Unexpected Finding Could Offer New Treatment Targets for Meth Addiction (UF Health)
UF researchers have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a potential tool to break the cycle of methamphetamine addiction.
With the MOMitor™ App, Florida Mothers Have Better Maternal Care Right at Their Fingertips (Doctor Gator)
UF researchers have expanded MOMitor™, a smartphone app that helps new mothers monitor their health at home, to address pregnancy and postpartum complications across Florida with AI-supported care.
Axogen Announces FDA Approval of Biologics License Application for AVANCE® (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Axogen, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Biologics License Application for AVANCE® (acellular nerve allograft-arwx).