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ßÙßÇÂþ»­ 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).

October 7, 2021Health, Research

Scientists at the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ Health (USF Health) have discovered a new mechanism that helps neurons sense signals from the gut microbiome. The finding explains how fenchol—a natural compound found in basil and other plants—reduces Alzheimer’s disease-associated neurotoxicity in cell culture and in animal models (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).

October 6, 2021Health, Research

A USF 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.

October 5, 2021Health, Research

ßÙßÇÂþ»­ students create lifesaving medical innovation to help end worldwide ventilator shortage

Biomedical engineering graduates from the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ are receiving national accolades for a prototype device that may help solve the critical shortage of lifesaving ventilators seen around the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (USF Newsroom).

September 27, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

The ßÙßÇÂþ»­ (USF), thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health, is conducting a study to determine whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease (Osprey Observer).

September 8, 2021Health, Research

A group of USF alumni won $20,000 in a national competition for the creation of a low-cost ventilator prototype. Biomedical engineering alumni Abby Blocker, Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto and Jacob Yarinsky created Eucovent, a device resembling a small box that splits the airflow from one ventilator to two patients (USF Oracle).

September 7, 2021Health, Innovation, Student Research

USF is now home to the Florida Center for Nursing, where research is conducted on the supply and demand of the nursing field (WUSF).

September 7, 2021Health

Dr. Hariom Yadav, an associate professor of neurosurgery and brain repair, was recruited to the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to direct the Center for Microbiome Research. When he joined USF Health, he brought more than $4 million in research awards from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Defense.

September 3, 2021Health

A local medical technology startup is working with USF Health to make operating rooms more accessible through virtual reality. A study is now underway to examine the effectiveness of this technology in medical training (Fox 13).

August 26, 2021Health, Innovation

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected by Moderna as one of the approximately 80 sites in the U.S. to hold clinical trials testing the effects of the Moderna vaccine on children (USF Oracle).

August 23, 2021Health, Research

Computer modeling shows rapid move toward 90% of Floridians resistant to virus (ABC - 25 WPBF News).

August 19, 2021Health, Research

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to less than 11 years.

August 12, 2021Health, Research