Hundreds of thousands of nursery and landscape workers in Florida knuckle through low back pain daily, putting them at risk for chronic discomfort, injuries and job loss. But an ongoing […]

For 20 to 25 seconds at a time, University of Florida researchers experienced something nearly impossible to replicate on Earth: weightlessness. On Sept. 7 and 11, six UF researchers and […]

Domestic violence can leave a lasting injury that cannot always be seen: damage to the brain. Strangulation or choking and blows to the skull — some of the most common […]

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery can offer a life-changing opportunity to control seizures. But it can also come with questions about how a procedure could affect language, memory and […]

Young adults who use generative artificial intelligence to ask health-related questions are more likely to screen positive for clinically significant anxiety and depression than those not using the AI tool […]

Human activities are helping shape where new infectious diseases emerge, according to a new study co-led by University of Florida medical geographer Sadie Ryan, Ph.D. Published in Nature, the study […]

Armed with a prestigious federal grant, University of Florida engineering professor Laura Kim, Ph.D., and her research team will develop technology to detect early-stage endometriosis.  

As scientists edge closer to changing the lives of people with dementia by finding ways to diagnose it earlier and treat it more effectively, a University of Florida-led research network […]

Type 1 diabetes isn’t an overnight attack against the body’s ability to make insulin. It can be a sustained campaign over years that relentlessly targets insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

In Ghana and many African countries, traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers play a prominent role in patient care. These practitioners use herbal remedies, spiritual healing or other practices rooted […]