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Study links joint pain supplement to accelerating dementia

Yi Guo, Ph.D., is a collaborator on new research that has found an association between taking glucosamine, a popular over-the-counter supplement used for joint pain, and a higher likelihood of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.

Salloum appointed to NIH study section for implementation science

Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., Professor and Division Director for Implementation Science and Health Interventions has been appointed to serve on the Science of Implementation in Health and Healthcare Study Section (SIHH), a standing study section in the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

UF researchers to enhance rural healthcare using mobile AI

The University of Florida is participating in a large national program to create an efficient and mobile healthcare delivery system for rural areas, awarded by Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.  As hundreds of hospitals in rural areas struggle to survive financially,…

NIH grant funds machine learning research into pediatric asthma

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine are working to improve the lives and patient care of children suffering with asthma in the United States. Asthma is a disease common among more than 6 million children nationwide. Jennifer Fishe, MD, and Jie Xu, PhD, are principal investigators for this study.