University of Florida Vets Use Placenta-Derived Treatment for Animals With Severe Bone Loss
A human placenta-derived compound developed by a University of Florida faculty member in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is being used with promising results by veterinarians at UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine to treat animals with severe bone loss. Without the compound, the animals — which included a giraffe at the Jacksonville Zoo and […]
Adapting Neurological Care Amid COVID-19
As the ongoing battle against the spread of COVID-19 continues, the medical community is learning more about the disease and at-risk populations by the day. Many symptoms and comorbidities associated with neurologic disorders place patients, especially those in the neuromuscular disease community, within those high-risk categories established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Koppal Receives NSF CAREER Award for Active Computer Vision
University of Florida‘s Electrical and Computer Engineering assistant professor Sanjeev Koppal, Ph.D., has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his project, “Fast Foveation: Bringing Active Vision into the Camera.” The five-year award will support Dr. Koppal’s research in the area of foveation, the process through which the eye fixates on the object of interest […]
UF Study Finds Some Combinations of Opioids and Muscle Relaxants Are Safe, Others Raise Overdose Risk
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have identified certain combinations of muscle relaxants and opioid prescriptions that are safe, while others increase the risk of opioid overdoses and should be avoided. The findings are published in July’s issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, the flagship journal of the American Society of Clinical […]
Príncipe Receives NSF Grant for Unique Multi-Patient Ventilator Technique
José Príncipe, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Florida, was recently awarded an NSF grant in support of the development of a low-cost smart multi-patient ventilator system. The proposal, “RAPID: Inexpensive, rapidly manufacturable respiratory monitor to provide safe emergency ventilation during COVID19 pandemic,” provides a portable respiratory monitoring […]
Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients
William Slayton, MD, the chief of pediatric hematology-oncology at UF HealthShand’s Children’s Hospital, discusses in MedEd Cast podcast about immunotherapy for pediatric leukemia patients. He shares the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he will help listeners to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will also examine the awesome power […]
What Causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? UF Researcher Explains
Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness, is present at birth in people who have the condition. In people with Duchenne, the muscles lack a protein called dystrophin, which is critical for muscle function and repair. While all people with Duchenne share a lack of or defective dystrophin, the condition can […]
Dr. Folakemi Odedina Elected to AACR Minorities in Cancer Research Council
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and a professor of radiation oncology in the UF College of Medicine, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Minorities in Cancer Research Council of the American Association for Cancer Research, or AACR. Odedina […]
How Deforestation Helps Deadly Viruses Jump From Animals to Humans
Dr. Amy Y. Vittor, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Florida, co-authored a study on how deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans. The coronavirus pandemic, suspected of originating in bats and pangolins, has brought the risk of viruses that jump from wildlife to humans into stark focus. These leaps often happen […]
UF Health Researchers in Jacksonville Are Studying the Effects of Hydroxychloroquine
University of Florida Health researchers in Jacksonville are part of a national effort to determine if the drug hydroxychloroquine, or HCQ, can help prevent health care workers from contracting the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Nizar Maraqa, MD, an associate professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville who specializes in pediatric infectious […]