Specifying Irrigation Needs for Container-Grown Plants
A study at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences examined the efficiency of irrigation schedules used for container-grown plants to determine if they could be improved with specific daily adjustments. Jeff Million and Tom Yeager conducted two experiments to monitor the effect of irrigation schedules on plant growth and water usage. […]
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 in the heart of Uptown Tampa’s innovation district. UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel cell and gene therapies, is […]
Oxidien Pharmaceuticals to Present at Biotech Showcase™ 2020 in San Francisco
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a best-in-class enzyme therapeutic for an unmet kidney disease indication, announced that it will present at Biotech Showcase™ 2020, to be held January 13–15 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, in parallel with the 38th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. […]
First-of-Its-Kind Clinical Study Initiated to Investigate Potential Benefits of Nicotinamide Riboside Combined With Exercise in Older Adults With Hypertension
ChromaDex Corp., the global scientific authority on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide riboside (NR) science, announced the initiation of a first-of-its-kind Phase 1 clinical study sponsored by the University of Florida, in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging. This trial will assess the potential of NIAGEN® (NR) to enhance the effects of exercise […]
Exotic New Crop Could Put Florida on World Spice Map
Vanilla has an undeserved reputation for being blah, as in plain vanilla, the flavor for people who consider chocolate too daring. The truth is a vanilla bean is an exotic thing — the only edible fruit of the orchid family — and an essential ingredient in a host of everyday favorites. Most natural vanilla comes […]
INmune Bio, Inc. Announces Data on Its Lead Compound Which Highlights the Potential to Lower the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in Obese Individuals
INmune Bio, Inc., an immunology company developing treatments that harness the patient’s innate immune system to fight disease, announced the publication of new positive data in the journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. The data highlights INmune Bio’s lead compound, XPro1595, as a potentially effective therapy to lower the risk for Alzheimer’s disease in obese individuals. […]
Eating Seaweed Could Prevent Colon Cancer, Inflammation of Digestive Tract, Study Suggests
Eating seaweed that grows near the Florida Keys could protect against colon cancer and inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract, according to research from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy led by Dr. Hendrik Luesch, chair of medicinal chemistry. Researchers conducted a multi-year study to identify the compounds in seaweed that contain anti-inflammatory properties […]
Avance® Nerve Graft Recipient Selected to Ride on Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, selected Jessica de Paz to ride on the 2020 Donate Life Rose Parade float that was featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The […]
New Combination Therapy Slows Deadly Brain Tumor in Mice, UF Health Researchers Find
As the deadliest primary brain tumor, glioblastoma is a stubborn foe. In addition to being aggressive, glioblastoma hasn’t responded to immunotherapies that have succeeded against some other types of cancers. Now, University of Florida Health and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found a combination approach using those therapies that are showing promise. The results in […]
Alcoholic? Me? How to Tell if Your Holiday Drinking Is Becoming a Problem
University of Florida researcher Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D., director at the Center for Addiction Research & Education, discusses in The Conversation how much can a person drink without being an alcoholic, especially during the holiday season. She also discusses the latest research into alcohol use disorders, diagnostic criteria and drinking trends among older U.S. adults. […]