Patient gets ‘bionic eye’ vision system during retinal implant

05-Jul-2017 - More than two decades ago, doctors could do nothing for Walfre Lopez as his vision faded away due to a degenerative eye disease. Now, a revolutionary artificial-vision procedure done at University of Florida Health has given Lopez a new window to the world. Early this year, Lopez got what he ...

Stem Cell Studies Approved for UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Researchers will focus on using patient’s own cells to improve health

29-Mar-2017 - A series of new stem cell studies that could potentially lead to breakthroughs in medicine has been approved to take place at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. The Institutional Review Board has given the go-ahead for John Murray, M.D., and his team to begin work on ...

Laser treatment may boost effectiveness of brain tumor drugs

26-Feb-2016 - The human brain has a remarkable defense system that filters bacteria and chemicals. For brain tumor patients, the barrier works almost too well by blocking most chemotherapy drugs. Now, a team led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that a laser system already used to kill ...

Taking statins before heart surgery can help reduce post-surgical complications

12-Jan-2016 - Using statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help reduce cardiac complications, such as atrial fibrillation, following surgery and also can reduce the risk of death during and after surgery. Key Points: Using statins before and after CABG surgery can help ...

Brain tumor growth can be slowed, new study suggests

08-Apr-2015 - For most patients with a common brain tumor, the outlook is grim. Aggressive and stubborn, glioblastoma is hard to wipe out with surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Now, a group that includes University of Florida Health researchers has found a way to improve survival time in a mouse model by ...

UF scientists find clues to aid injury recovery in aged livers, improve transplant success in seniors

03-Nov-2010 - University of Florida scientists have identified a key cellular process involved in age-related damage to the liver — and ways to reverse that damage by manipulating genes or administering certain drugs. The findings could ultimately help shorten the national liver transplant waiting list by ...

Got statins? UF cardiologists recommend new use for old drug

17-Sep-2010 - Cardiologists at the University of Florida are pointing to a new use for an old therapy. Giving patients cholesterol-lowering statins before surgery and other invasive procedures can halve the risk of heart attacks, deaths and other complications, they report in the Journal of the American ...

New device packs power to analyze genes, proteins at patients’ bedside

01-Sep-2010 - University of Florida researchers have helped to develop a device that quickly identifies genes and proteins in body fluids — a technique that could make a vital difference to the trauma patients doctors treat. In a study published in Nature Medicine, scientists describe how they developed and ...

UF scientists find first link in humans between memory and nerve cell production

26-Aug-2010 - Production of new nerve cells in the human brain is linked to learning and memory, according to a new study from the University of Florida. The research is the first to show such a link in humans. The findings, published in the journal Brain, provide clues about processes involved in age- and ...

University of Florida to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease

17-Dec-2009 - Even with devastating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, doctors can reach into their medical bags to find something to help a patient. But they come up empty-handed when they try to help the vast majority of patients with ataxia — disabling disorders that rob people of their ...