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USF Health studies how diet affects gut, oral microbiomes linked to brain health in older adults
The new research may help identify measures to prevent or delay mild cognitive impairment and dementia (USF Health).
January 7, 2022Health
USF expert gives projection on when omicron cases will peak in Florida
Dr. Thomas Unnasch, an infectious disease expert at the University of South Florida, predicts cases will continue to climb over the next one to two weeks before quickly dropping (WFLA).
Top 10 Health Research Stories of 2021
USF Health researchers forged ahead with new discoveries and innovations over the last year. Check out our countdown to the Top 10 Most Read Health Research Stories of 2021.
December 17, 2021Health
Philanthropist Timothy Ubben gives $5 million to USF Health to fight pulmonary fibrosis
The University of South Florida announced a $5 million gift to the USF Foundation from Timothy Ubben to create the Ubben Family Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Housed in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the center will increase research to fight pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes lung scarring.
December 13, 2021Health
USF researchers using COVID-19 forecasting models for variant predictions like omicron
Dr. Edwin Michael, Professor in Epidemiology at USF created SEIRcast, a pandemic forecasting system. Michael has been watching COVID-19 from the beginning and monitoring data to look into different possibilities of what could happen, like if a new variant like omicron emerged (ABC Action News).
December 13, 2021Health
What is optimal immunity? USF professor explains
Epidemiology Professor Dr. Jason Salemi along with colleague and former USF Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pathak have published a research paper soon to be peer reviewed arguing for a change of the CDC's “Fully Vaccinated” designation (Bay News 9).
December 8, 2021Health
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra Named New National Academy Of Inventors Fellow
Subhra Mohapatra, PhD, a professor of molecular medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, was one of three USF faculty members recently selected as new National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows. Dr. Mohapatra is a pioneering scientist/researcher whose work over 26 years has been instrumental in advancing the frontiers of drug delivery and cancer treatment (USF Health).
December 7, 2021Health, Honors and Awards, Innovation
USF Health physician-scientist pinpoints genes to predict lung fibrosis outcomes
Dr. Jose Herazo-Maya’s research may help identify new treatments to improve survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and severe COVID-19 (USF Health).
December 6, 2021Health
USF receives $1 million grant to increase research, talent pipeline on aging
Students will learn about brain health, geriatric medicine and have access to internships and scholarships with the new donation (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
USF Health Research Day to return as in-person event
Mark your calendar for USF Health Research Day 2022 — the largest interdisciplinary research gathering of faculty, students and staff across multiple colleges.
USF students create medtech device to help fight ventilator shortage
University of South Florida engineering students have created a device that could help patients in the wake of a national ventilator shortage spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
October 8, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research
Natural Compound in Basil May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
University of South Florida Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta in the brain (SciTechDaily).
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