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14 results for natural history als and other motor neuron disorders
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UF to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease
Tetsuo Ashizawa, M.D., chairman of the UF department of neurology (Photo by Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida) When treating devastating brain diseases such…
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Genomic study of comb jellies overturns long-held views about the animal tree of life
A University of Florida researcher and his colleagues studying the genomics of a ghostly group of predatory sea creatures called ctenophores have changed…
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Medium is the message for stem cells in search of identities
Embryonic stem cells, prized for their astonishing ability to apparently transform into any kind of cell in the body, acquire their identities in part by…
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UF Health patient first to receive new gene therapy for neuromuscular disease since FDA approval
Attention: to see a news video about Londyn Wright’s treatment. Visit for a video about how gene therapy works. Karen Wright worked her way through the small…
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Impact of Preeminence Initiative: Progress in Research on Swallowing
In the last issue of On the Same Page, I summarized the impact of the UF Preeminence Initiative for the University of Florida and UF Health. A myriad of…
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Taking a broad view of the science of vision, ophthalmology chair Sherwood champions collaborations
The best route to speeding scientific discovery is to bring great minds together to focus on problems of common interest, says Mark Sherwood, M.D., chairman of…
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UF, UF Health announce gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute
The University of Florida and UF Health on Tuesday announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving…
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2
Part 2 of our “Year in Review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…
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Augmenting Cognitive Training in Older Adults: The “ACT Study”
Have you sometimes forgotten a phone number, walked to another room to complete an errand but forgotten what it was while walking, or failed to notice a car…
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2018 in Review: Reflecting on Our Achievements, Part 2
Part 2 of our “2018 Year in Review” focuses on the research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: Cancer Center Clinical and…