A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013Embry-Riddle Inks Deal to Bring Internationally Renowned Aircraft Manufacturer to Daytona Beach
Partnership With Diamond Aircraft Industries Includes Coordination with Students, Faculty and Facility at University’s Research and Technology Park. ..
Read More ⇒Tuesday, June 18, 2013UF study finds brain-imaging technique can help diagnose movement disorders
A new University of Florida study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. ..
Read More ⇒Tuesday, June 18, 2013Florida's talent pool is too lightweight
Florida, with the nation’s fourth-largest economy, has about 18,600 Ph.D. scientists and engineers in its public and private sectors combined. That’s a big number, but as a share of the overall state workforce, it puts Florida behind 48 states, ahead of only Arkansas and Nevada. ..
Read More ⇒Monday, June 17, 2013UF researchers develop technique to test manatees for heart disease
Leisurely swims in warm, tropical waters fueled by the gaze of admiring fans and a healthy vegetarian diet. The life of a manatee hardly seems likely to prompt concerns about heart disease. But researchers at the University of Florida say the lumbering, loveable sea cow’s ticker deserves a closer look because of the animal’s endangered status. ..
Read More ⇒Sunday, June 16, 2013Certain Types of Graft-Versus-Host Disease May Increase Risk of Death, Moffitt Cancer Center Researcher Says
Joseph Pidala, M.D., M.S., assistant member of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant and Immunology programs at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues from the Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Consortium have determined that certain gastrointestinal and liver-related types of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are associated with worsened quality of life and death. ..
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