Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in California have found that the XL888 inhibitor can prevent resistance to the chemotherapy drug vemurafenib, commonly used for treating patients with melanoma. ..
Read More ⇒In the hope of improving the lives of those struggling readers, a team of experts at Florida State University is working to better understand and diagnose dyslexia and other learning disabilities with a new, $8.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. ..
Read More ⇒Underscoring the fact that children should not be treated as small adults, a study led by the Miller School’s Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., professor and chair of pediatrics and executive associate dean for child health, found that less than 3 percent of children diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy die suddenly and unexpectedly. ..
Read More ⇒The University of South Florida College of Nursing has joined the ranks of the top 25 nursing schools nationwide receiving National Institutes of Health research funding. There are more than 600 colleges of nursing nationwide. ..
Read More ⇒Florida’s legislative leaders have asked the state’s public colleges and universities to be the economic engine driving the Sunshine State toward a brighter and more prosperous future, and a new economic impact study released by the Board of Governors (BOG) indicates they are succeeding. ..
Read More ⇒Iron is a key mineral for human health. Too much of it in your body — or too little — can lead to major health problems. ..
Read More ⇒A Scripps Florida team has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health to identify and develop novel potent inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS. ..
Read More ⇒Florida State University is hosting 3-Day Startup (3DS), an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing. The weekend is designed with two specific goals in mind: first, to kick-start new student-run companies; and second, to build entrepreneurial capabilities in students and their university communities. ..
Read More ⇒Although it’s widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells. Now, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on exactly how the activation of a pair of inflammatory signaling pathways leads to the transformation of normal breast cells to cancer cells. ..
Read More ⇒A recently updated study of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program demonstrates the program’s impact on the regional economy, showing a total economic output from client and graduate companies that exceeds $360 million annually. ..
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