UCF assistant professor and researcher at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences Cali Calarco is exploring how nicotine affects brain cells, providing insights that could ultimately help improve treatments for addiction. Through a nearly five-year, $943,000-plus grant from the…
What if an existing drug could be repurposed to treat a rare disease? That’s the question UCF researchers are exploring with the help of artificial…
For generations, scientists have looked to the genetics inside immune cells for ways to improve how the body fights disease. Now, a research team led…
Triggered by a near painless tick bite, Lyme disease causes severe pain and inflammation for more than 475,000 people in the U.S annually, according to…
For millions of women living with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), finding answers can take far too long. Studies have shown the condition affects nearly one…
Patients with acid reflux, which occurs when stomach acid pushes up into the esophagus, know the symptoms all too well: heartburn, belching, chest pain and…
College of Medicine Assistant Professor Renee Fleeman continues to refine a powerful therapy for drug-resistant bacteria that pierces the gooey coating that anchors and protects such germs…
A cell 500 times thinner than a human hair could heal hearts and kill cancer cells, thanks to a patent-pending technology created by a UCF…
College of Medicine students presented their original research May 11 — on topics ranging from cancer to whether patients trust when their doctors use artificial…
When NASA launches its latest voyage to the International Space Station on May 12, it will carry a blood clotting experiment from the UCF College…
Three Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences undergraduate students were recently honored as Goldwater Scholars for their outstanding research and great potential to advance their respective…
Hours before Artemis II splashed down safely into the Pacific Ocean on April 10, UCF researchers, university partners, an astronaut, and the former head of NASA gathered…