PanVent Emergency Ventilator Created to Fill Urgent Need During COVID-19
Dr. Samsun Lampotang has spent his career engineering solutions to medical problems. At the start of 2020, Lampotang’s focus was on designing, building and validating mixed reality guided intervention simulators to train physicians and nurses in medical procedures without putting patients at risk. But then COVID-19 changed all this.
University of Florida Health Ophthalmology Researcher Awarded Prestigious Prize for Pioneering Work
University of Florida Health ophthalmology researcher William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., whose long and distinguished career includes developing and testing treatments for multiple forms of genetic blindness, is among the scientists being recognized for their pioneering work to eradicate vision loss.
CBS4’s Elliot Rodriguez Sits With Dr. David Ostrov and Talk About Antihistamine Drugs That Can Be Affective Against Coronavirus
A new study at the University of Florida suggests 3 common antihistamine drugs can be affective against coronavirus. Elliot Rodriguez sat with Dr. David Ostrov to discuss the topic.
Existing Antihistamine Drugs Show Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Virus in Cell Testing
Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers have found.
Rigged Monopoly Game Sheds Light on Food Insecurity, Overeating in Novel UF Health Study
According to a new study led by University of Florida Health researcher Michelle Cardel, Ph.D., R.D., adolescent girls who play the Monopoly game with the odds stacked against them may seek solace in food.
UF Health Researcher Helps Show Hormone Can Reverse Inflammation From Fatty Liver Disease
Pushed by the obesity epidemic, a rising number of Americans are being diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that can lead to liver inflammation and cirrhosis. It is now the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States.
National Effort to Hasten Treatments for Those With Pancreatic Cancer Enrolling Patients at UF Health
A novel clinical trial platform that aims to accelerate treatment discoveries for people battling pancreatic cancer is now enrolling patients at 15 sites nationwide, including the University of Florida Health Cancer Center. An initiative of the national nonprofit organization Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, or PanCAN, Precision PromiseSM began development in 2016. The UF Health Cancer Center is the […]
Therapeutics Company Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreements for Hearing Loss Gene Therapy Technology Developed by UF Researcher
Decibel Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel restorative gene therapeutics to treat hearing loss and balance disorders, has announced exclusive license agreements with the University of Florida (UF) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy technology designed to restore hearing to individuals with profound, congenital hearing […]
UF Health Enrolls First Patient in Clinical Trial Aimed at Creating New Treatment for COVID-19
University of Florida Health has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ monoclonal antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19, a therapy that might neutralize the coronavirus and prevent it from infecting cells. UF Health is one of the hundreds of medical centers internationally participating in the blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial to […]
Dr. Adrian Tyndall Named Associate Vice President for Strategic and Academic Affairs for UF Health
Adrian Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., has been named to a new system-level role as associate vice president for strategic and academic affairs for UF Health, a position that sits in the Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and has responsibilities that extend across the enterprise. In addition, he will continue to serve as […]