Inflammation May Play a Key Role in Brain Changes in Former Football Players (UF PHHP)
UF researchers have led a study showing that higher levels of inflammation in former football players are linked to changes in brain white matter associated with memory and emotion, suggesting inflammation as a potential target for reducing dementia risk from repeated head impacts.
Common Water Pill May Help HIV Medicines Work Faster and Reduce Inflammation, Early Study Suggests (The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute)
UF researchers have found that spironolactone, an FDA-approved medication commonly prescribed for heart and blood pressure conditions, may be a useful add-on to standard HIV treatment.
UF Study: Post-COVID Mortality Risk May Be Caused by Effects of High Inflammation During Illness
A University of Florida study sheds new light on the reason people who recover from a bout of severe COVID-19 are still at increased risk for death in the year after their recovery. The culprit may be high levels of inflammation during the initial illness.
The Livestock–Childhood Gut Health Link
Environmental enteric dysfunction, also called EED, is characterized by a chronic inflammation of the gut. It is a silent health problem in middle to low-income countries—and pathogens affecting the intestines are thought to play a role in its development. That said, UF students and researchers address the links between intestinal pathogens, livestock, and children’s gut health.