UF Health Psychiatrist Talks About the Mental Health Challenges Posed by COVID-19
Jacqueline Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of psychiatry, discusses the burden of coping with the stress caused by the upheaval of normal life and the need to pay closer attention to our mental well-being.
Breast Milk of Mothers Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine Contains Antibodies That Fight Illness
The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to new research from the University of Florida.
UF Health Team Develops Technique To Conserve Oxygen During Acute Shortages
With the oxygen shortage in mind, a team at the University of Florida Health’s Center for Safety, Simulation and Advanced Learning Technologies, or CSSALT, conceived a novel way to prolong the life of oxygen cylinders by reducing oxygen waste.
Dr. Lampotang Appointed Joint Professor of Urology
Samsun “Sem” Lampotang,Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE, has been appointed as a joint professor in the Department of Urology.
Study Aiming To Predict Cardiac Risk in Breast Cancer Patients Supported by Florida Breast Cancer Foundation Grant
Thanks to modern chemotherapy, gene-targeted therapy, and radiation therapy, there are now over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Each of these treatments, however, may carry an increased risk for major cardiac events and early cardiac death. Fortunately, University of Florida single-institution data indicate that declines in heart function during treatment can be detected through advanced analysis of heart function based on 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
UF Team Identifies Novel Targets for COVID-19 Antivirals
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Florida is making progress in their search for targets that could be used for developing treatments for infections with COVID-19. The team posted a paper to bioRxiv reporting the identification of 53 novel genes and pathways that could become druggable targets for antiviral therapies for COVID-19 plus a broad array of coronavirus types.
UF and Scripps Research Announce Talks To Integrate
In a move designed to marry the clinical and educational expertise of the state’s flagship university with one of the world’s premier biomedical research enterprises, the University of Florida and Scripps Research announced they are in talks to integrate the Florida-based branch of Scripps Research with the research arm of UF’s academic health center.
OncoMyx Announces Exclusive Option to License Intellectual Property Rights for Myxoma Virus Technology from University of Florida
OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company, has extended its intellectual property (IP) portfolio to include an exclusive option to license IP rights for the use and delivery of myxoma virus to treat certain cancers from the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF).
UF Creates Antibacterial Agents to Help Eradicate Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
UF medicinal chemists report promising results from a study focused on new ways to of treating several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, advances that may help in the battle against MRSA, tuberculosis and other infectious pathogens.
Over 60? Stop Doing This ASAP, Say Experts
Nineteen ways to live a healthy life after 60.
