PHHP Research Day/Public Health Day 2018
More than 175 students presented research at the college's combined Research Day and Public Health Day.
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Quick action on concussion symptoms helps athletes recover faster
A UF team has found that when college athletes with sports-related concussions cease activities immediately after injury, they miss about three fewer days of competition.
How much seafood did you eat? Photos jog memory, aid scientific recommendations
Knowing how much and what kind of seafood people eat could help experts assess health risks versus benefits of consuming certain seafood products, UF researchers say.
New resource helps Floridians find transportation options in their communities
UF's I-MAP has teamed with the Florida Department of Transportation to develop FindaRideFlorida.org, which features transportation options in all of Florida’s 67 counties.
UF receives $8.7 million to improve nutritional quality, food safety in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso
Dr. Sarah McKune and colleagues will lead a project focused on chronic gut inflammation among children in Ethiopia.
One in five older adults experience brain network weakening following knee replacement surgery
The UF team found that 23 percent of patients experienced a decline in at least one brain network.
Study suggests maintenance period after weight loss is much shorter than hoped
Dr. Kathryn Ross found that participants in a weight loss program started regaining weight much sooner than expected.
Nittrouer serves as doctoral commencement speaker
Dr. Susan Nittrouer, a nationally-recognized speech-language scholar, addressed UF's graduating doctoral students at their December 15 graduation.
$2 million grant to help researchers identify older adults at risk for cognitive changes after surgery
Dr. Catherine Price and Dr. Patrick Tighe are applying a novel twist to a well-known cognitive screening test.
