Video by Chris Bilowich/University of Florida In the photo, she smiles, cradling her newborn son in the crook of her arm. Looking at the image now, Kim Harris sees the violet tinge to his wrinkly skin, a subtle hint that all was not well inside his six-pound body. At the time, she thought all [...]

 Video by: Chris Bilowich A toddler’s tiny teeth are destined to fall out in later years as their permanent pearly whites grow in. But for some children, especially those from low-income families, cavities and poor oral health lead to complicated dental problems long before they even graduate from their cribs. Programs designed to incorporate [...]

 Saying that the planned Clinical and Translational Research Building at UF will be a “a huge boon to our research efforts and our preventive health activities,” UF President Bernie Machen and other officials broke ground for a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. “For the first time clinical research [...]

Slathering on alcohol-based hand sanitizer every few minutes may have one unintended consequence — a positive screen for alcohol use in certain types of tests, a University of Florida study confirmed. But UF researchers also uncovered a potential biomarker that could allow tests to differentiate between drinking alcohol and exposure to hand sanitizers and other [...]

Slideshow of event available here Video streaming of the event here “My sister Janet Reno has Parkinson’s. My younger brother has Parkinson’s. I have essential tremor. Sometimes we would all shake in unison.” So said Maggy Hurchalla, a former Martin County, Fla., commissioner who talked about her family’s experience with Parkinson’s disease at the opening [...]

A new University of Florida study shows that patrons leaving hookah cafés had carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than patrons exiting traditional bars. Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen to tissues, and long-term exposure has been linked to cardiovascular disease. The UF study results appeared in the March issue [...]

In building a culture where even the most underprivileged students can achieve academic success, schools may be able to inadvertently stymie another problem: drug and alcohol use. While studying 61 inner-city middle schools in Chicago, University of Florida researchers found that students in schools that performed better than expected were less likely to use drugs [...]

Rubbing or massaging is often an instinctive response to pain. Now researchers have found that another kind of touch, vibration, can also help reduce certain types of pain by more than 40 percent. The researchers are encouraged by the prospect that vibration therapies could bring pill-free pain relief to chronic sufferers. “The vibration truly represents [...]