Biomarker can help predict children’s risk for potentially fatal malaria
A USF-Health led study analyzing plasma cell-free DNA indicates host inflammation is as important as damage inflicted by the parasite in cerebral malaria TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2020) […]
Get out the vote! And vote safely.
COVID-19 has prevented access to many things, but voting in the General Election this November is not one of them. From a medical perspective, there are a few […]
Enzyme SSH1 impairs the disposal of accumulating cellular “garbage,” leading to brain cell death
University of South Florida Health neuroscientists discover a defect early in autophagy that may help develop SSH1 inhibitors to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases TAMPA, Fla (Oct. […]
USF at forefront as world’s top virus experts meet to address COVID-19, preparing for future pandemics
USF Health’s Dr. Christian Brechot leads the Global Virus Network The University of South Florida was at the forefront when the world’s top virologists met recently to identify […]
Focused on the root causes of cardiac inflammation
In search of individualized heart failure therapies, Ganesh Halade leads a USF Health Heart Institute team studying unresolved inflammation after heart attack Short-term inflammation is one of the […]
USF coordinates first nationwide network to study rare forms of diabetes
Dr. Jeffrey Krischer of the USF Health Informatics Institute oversees the new NIH-funded study Tampa, FL (Sept. 30, 2020) – The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Health […]
USF Health Briefs Video Series
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a lasting impact on the way we live, work and interact. Watch Dr. Bryan Bognar, vice dean of the Morsani College of Medicine […]
Clinical trial shows first 3D printed nasal swabs work as well as commercial swabs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing
The device invented by USF Health doctors, teaming with Tampa General Hospital, Northwell Health and Formlabs, has been used worldwide to address critical shortages of test kit swabs […]
MD-PhD program aims to train next generation of physician scientists
One of many things that separates the top medical schools from the crowd is a robust MD/PhD program for its medical students. As USF Health Morsani College of […]
USF Health was among top U.S. medical centers to test new ALS treatment shown to significantly benefit patients
This week’s New England Journal of Medicine reported results of the pivotal CENTAUR clinical trial; the USF Health ALS Clinic was one of only two sites in Florida […]
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