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The University of Florida launched construction on its new Clinical and Translational Research Building, a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients.

Patients who have had a stroke can regain walking ability through at-home strength and balance exercise provided by a physical therapist just as well as when they participate in programs that practice the actual task of walking using a treadmill and partial body weight support.

Lisa Edmonds, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of speech, language and hearing sciences, was named the college's 2011 Teacher of the Year.

Allyson G. Hall, Ph.D., has received a $250,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation to support a two-year study of the relationship between primary care medical homes, patient engagement and care outcomes.

A new University of Florida study shows that patrons leaving hookah cafés had carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than patrons exiting traditional bars.

Babette Brumback, Ph.D., has been appointed to a four-year term on the Clinical and Integrative Cardiovascular Sciences Study Section of the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review.

A new technique honed by University of Florida scientists can track rapid molecular changes that occur in cholera strains during epidemics and researchers hope the genetic analysis will help stamp out such outbreaks.

Some college students who think they have normal hearing may actually be overestimating their abilities. In a University of Florida study of college students who believed they had normal hearing, one-quarter did not have normal hearing sensitivity.

April 4-8, 2011 It’s that time of year – National Public Health Week! The UF Public Health Student Association has planned a fun-filled week to educate students and the public about the contributions of public health to our communities. This year’s theme is “Safety is No Accident: Live Injury…