UF Researcher Talks About Parkinson Disease Information for Patients
More than 6 million people worldwide have Parkinson’s disease. Even though it is classically associated with tremors, the disease has many manifestations and is very treatable for most patients. Michael S. Okun, MD, from the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida, discusses the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Learn […]
Nursing Program Switches to Virtual Education With Shadow Health
The rise of COVID-19 may have caused cancellations across much of the United States, but healthcare professionals never stop treating those in need. The Liberty University School of Nursing hasn’t paused adapting its program to a virtual format while continuing to train the next generation of nurses on the frontline of patient care. As is the case […]
UF Veterinary College’s Efforts Yield Vehicles Loaded With Protective Gear for Front-Line Teams
Before the UF College of Veterinary Medicine was asked by UF Health to donate extra personal protective equipment to health workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the college’s leadership team anticipated such a request. “Maybe a month before everything happened, our internal leadership team, led by Dr. Dana Zimmel, our interim dean, had discussed that veterinarians […]
Sid Martin Startup Alchem Awarded $20.7M for Clinical Trials on Potential COVID-19 Therapies
President Trump has pledged to release billions in funding to fight the coronavirus. Now, information from the Federal Procurement Data System shows well over $3.02 billion has been spent to date, almost half of which has come out of the Health and Human Services (HHS) department. UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech startup Alchem Laboratories […]
UF Startup TearClear Appoints Robert J. Dempsey as CEO
UF startup TearClear, a global Ophthalmic Pharmaceutical Company, announced the appointment of Robert J. Dempsey as Chief Executive Officer. TearClear, a resident client at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, is the only pharmaceutical company to administer preservative-free eye drops to the ocular surface, that are preserved safely prior to dosing. Dempsey, who has more […]
Oragenics, Inc. Announces Early Top-Line Results of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of AG013 for Oral Mucositis in Chemoradiation Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced that early top-line results of the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of AG013 in oral mucositis in chemoradiation in head and neck cancer patients […]
Sinclair, Altavian Partner to Use 3-D Technology to Print Masks
UF startup Altavian, a drone maker that supplies the US military, and Sinclair College, a Dayton, Ohio-based community college, have partnered to rapidly produce and freely distribute N95 equivalent masks to front-line medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sinclair and Altavian will work collaboratively to make sure masks are available to local providers and in […]
UF Professor Receives 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Award
Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and two members of Congress are recipients of the 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards. Dr. Richard B. Berry, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Florida, medical director of the UF Health Sleep Center, and director of the UF Sleep Medicine Fellowship is one […]
An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are leading a joint, around-the-clock effort to better understand and track the coronavirus in health care and community settings. The effort involves numerous scientists, laboratory technicians and support staff working tirelessly behind the scenes […]
‘More Hopeful Outcomes’ on the Horizon for Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in about 1 in 15,000 births, is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity, which is just one of its complex symptoms. Still, it has proved extremely difficult to treat. Fortunately for the Prader-Willi syndrome community, researchers continue to test potential therapies to find a comprehensive […]