Health Articles
A two-year interdisciplinary study at UF examines synthetic oxytocin’s potential as an alternate pain management option for older adults.
Patients born with a certain genetic blindness experienced the world in an entirely new way after a single treatment with gene therapy developed at UF.
UF geography professor Sadie Ryan and Colorado State University veterinary microbiologist Anna Fagre write for The Conversation about cross-species disease transmission and how disease affects both wildlife conservation and people.
A UF/IFAS study highlights the importance of social media influencers in information dissemination during mpox outbreak
A UF researcher has compiled the first-ever study that identifies the role of breast milk bile acids — a breakthrough that could help lessen the incidence of the deadly norovirus in infants, which claims the lives of at least 50,000 children every year.
Nearly 200 million chickens in 48 states have been affected by H5N1.
Virtual patients can help researchers discover new treatments.
A technique that uses videos and machine learning to quantify motor symptoms in early-stage Parkinson’s disease could help reveal signs of the disease and other movement disorders earlier, which could lead to better treatment outcomes.
Children born with a damaged gene needed for healthy brain development, SYNGAP1, experience seizures, sensory processing disorders, difficulty speaking, intellectual disability, and autism-like behaviors. It’s a condition without any treatments, one that’s hard both on parents and children.
A new immersive summer internship at UF Health Cancer Center is helping science students from across the country explore cancer research.
The tool could help doctors manage their patients' pain
Therapeutic horticulture may offer noticeable benefits to patients with chronic lower back pain, according to a recent study from the UF/IFAS and the UF College of Medicine.
An automated assessment technique that uses artificial intelligence could revolutionize the management of Parkinson's disease
Scientists use AI to investigate anthrax outbreaks
Researchers identified a novel compound aimed at improving the treatment of opioid overdoses.