Guidelines for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation During COVID-19 Pandemic
In an article published in the journal Brain Stimulation experts offer strategies and guidelines for clinical and research applications of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and low intensity transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) during the COVID-19 crisis. “There is an evident, and in cases, urgent need to maintain NIBS operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, including anticipating future […]
Mainous elected to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Arch G. Mainous III, Ph.D., the chair of the department of health services research, management and policy and the Florida Blue endowed chair of health administration in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, has been elected to membership in the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida. Mainous was elected for his […]
UF Researchers Launch Study on Small Materials That May Have a Big Impact on Protecting Communities From COVID-19
Through a newly-funded National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research, or RAPID grant, researchers in the University of Florida departments of environmental and global health and epidemiology are on a mission to improve personal protective equipment, specifically face masks, that are being widely used to protect health care workers and the broader community from infection with SARS-COV-2, the virus that […]
Working Inside a COVID-19 Research Testing Lab
While you have probably heard of the conception of the high-capacity COVID-19 research lab built within just 10 days by various University of Florida Public Health and Health Professions faculty, staff and students, it is likely you have not been able to get a glimpse of what it is like to work in a COVID-19 […]
Can Air Conditioning Spread the Coronavirus? Why Experts Are Concerned About Public Spaces
Federal officials are exploring the role of the upcoming summer season on the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, debating experts’ arguments that humidity, temperatures, and direct sunshine won’t have a direct impact on the virality of COVID-19. But a new piece of evidence published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, shared by the Centers for Disease […]
An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are leading a joint, around-the-clock effort to better understand and track the coronavirus in health care and community settings. The effort involves numerous scientists, laboratory technicians and support staff working tirelessly behind the scenes […]