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…
UCF medical student Natalya Kramer lost her grandfather to lymphoma, inspiring her to pursue medicine with hopes of caring for cancer patients and their families….
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…
Minutes from one of the world’s most visited airports, The University of Central Florida has opened a new clinic to help pilots meet Federal Aviation…
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…
UCF Medical students recently traveled to the Atlantic Ocean to spread the ashes of their first patients – donors who willed their body to science to train the next…
What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF’s Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes…
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…