Exercise-Mimicking Drug Sheds Weight, Boosts Muscle Activity in Mice
A brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that mimics exercise.
New Drug May Help Lose Weight, Reduce Fat By Mimicking Exercise
In new research, published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, a UF researcher demonstrated how a substance called SLU-PP-332 acts like a switch that turns on certain beneficial processes in the body, much like what happens when we exercise.
UF/IFAS Scientists Seek To Lure Mosquitoes, Build Better Surveillance System for Southeast Region With USDA-NIFA Grant
Mosquitoes’ sense of smell tells them when humans and wildlife are in biting distance, according to science. Over time, scientists have learned which types of scents and fragrances can lure mosquitoes best.
Over the next two years, a team of researchers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will develop a low-cost mosquito trap to lure mosquitoes and create a web-based dashboard to improve surveillance across the southeast United States.
56 Million Americans Unknowingly Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
More than half of American adults have been recently exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke – and the vast majority of them were unaware, according to new research.
UF Distinguished Professor Leads National Academies Panel on Future of Space Research
Rob Ferl has spent his career working with NASA to understand what happens to Earth’s living organisms on the journey to space, so it has been particularly gratifying for him to co-chair a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine committee that is charting the course for the next 10 years of biological and physical sciences research in space.
Tech Tuesday: NOMAD Project
In this episode of Tech Tuesday, we meet a researcher who is trying to build larger structures in space than have ever been built before using lasers and robotics.
NCI Grant Funds Study of Anti-Cancer Drugs to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer
A University of Florida Health Cancer Center researcher has received a two-year $400,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate a new class of anti-cancer drugs to treat aggressive types of breast cancer.
UF/IFAS Research: On the Verge of Developing a Domestic Industry for One of the World’s Most Valuable Spices
University of Florida researchers in Homestead are on the verge of developing a domestic vanilla industry, poised to transform agriculture in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for interested small growers and investors.
UF Researcher to Study Strategies to Restore and Rejuvenate Blood Cells
With a $2.6 million four-year grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, a University of Florida Health Cancer Center researcher will study strategies to restore the function of aging blood vessels and stem cells, with the long-term goal of improving treatments for diseases such as blood cancers.
Atsena Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase I/II Clinical Trial of ATSN-201 for Treatment of X-Linked Retinoschisis
Atsena Therapeutics announced the first patient has been dosed in its Phase I/II clinical trial, the LIGHTHOUSE study, evaluating subretinal injection of ATSN-201 for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS).
