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Credit Prob..- MRI brain scans accurate in early diagnosis of Alzhimer's disease
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- Researchers advocate including imaging technology as diagnostic test - Tampa, FL (Dec. 19, 2008) -- MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regi ... [Read]
- Untangling the Brain
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Younger brains better than old in clearing Alzheimer’s-related protein, USF/Byrd Institute study finds USF/Byrd neuroscientist Chad Dickey Younger br ... [Read]
- Patients starting Parkinson's drug rasagaline earlier do better
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- Long-term study suggests drug may slow progression of the movement disorder - Tampa, FL (Jan. 26, 2009) – There is hope that the drug rasagiline ... [Read]
- Dr. Lengacher earns NIH grant to help breast cancer survivors cope with residual symptoms
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Breast cancer survivors frequently feel pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, anxiety, depression and fear of recurrence after they complete their treatme ... [Read]
- Spousal violence increases risk of losing pregnancy
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USF Health's Amina Alio, PhD, was lead author of the new study in Lancet, finding a strong link between spousal violence and fetal loss. Women victimi ... [Read]
- March 11 meeting to brief faculty on Recovery Act funding
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For more information on Recovery Act funding opportunities, go to http://health.usf.edu/research/home.html. USF Health faculty are invited to a meetin ... [Read]
- Black young adults hospitalized for stroke at higher rate than whites, Hispanics in Florida
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USF study suggests pressing need to reduce major stroke risk factors in African Americans Tampa FL (March 13, 2009) -- In Florida, black young adults ... [Read]
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy research targets children with tics
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- USF study one of 15 funded by Tourette Syndrome Association - USF Health faculty at the Rothman Center of Neuropsychiatry at All Children’s Hospital ... [Read]
- Space neuroscience research: Astronaut-physician visits USF
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Astronaut-physician Dr. Jay Buckey Jr, right, toured the Hyperbaric laboratory of USF Health's Dr. Jay Dean during a visit here May 6. Dr. Buckey was ... [Read]
- Chlamydia may play a role in a type of arthritis
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Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA), researchers at the University of South ... [Read]
- Weight loss in old age may signal dementia
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Older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or ob ... [Read]
- Study to examine whether smoking cessation drug may benefit Friedreich's ataxia
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May 27, 2009 -- A drug approved for smoking cessation may hold promise for people suffering from Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA), an inherited disease that c ... [Read]
- USF neuroscientist advances stem cell therapy for stroke
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Dr. Borlongan explores body’s own bone marrow-derived cells as source of repair - The Lancet Lifeline Interview with Dr. Borlongan Neuroscientist Ces ... [Read]
- Opioid-induced hibernation protects against stroke
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- USF Health neuroscientist led the rat-model study - Tampa, FL (June 17, 2009) -- Using an opioid drug to induce hibernation in rats reduces the dama ... [Read]
- MRSA transmitted between pets and humans a growing problem
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MRSA infections that are transmitted from dogs and cats to their human handlers, and vice-versa, are increasing—with infections of the skin, soft-tiss ... [Read]
- USF surgery residents win research awards in Florida ACS competition
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L to R: Dr. Jorge Marcet, director of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, with general surgery residents Dr. Beth Krieger (1st place research award) a ... [Read]
