UF study: More Florida teens using e-cigarettes
Researchers led by Dr. Tracey Barnett found that 12 percent of high school students reported trying e-cigarettes, up from 8 percent the previous year.
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Paper points to most effective vaccine trials for epidemics, including Ebola
Dr. Ira Longini and colleagues outline three methods for deploying vaccine trials in emergency situations.
Never say quit
Ph.D. student Shantrel Canidate is using her perseverance to pursue her dreams and help prevent HIV/AIDS.
Recent Ph.D. graduate authors lead paper in Neuropsychology’s special issue on aging
Dr. Anna Yam's study of everyday cognitive abilities in older adults appeared as the lead article in a special issue dedicated to cognitive aging.
UF researchers identify which patients are at risk for continued pain after orthopedic surgery
Researchers led by Dr. Steven George have discovered that a combination of genetic and psychological factors play a role in which patients will have prolonged pain.
Community lowers heart disease risks, death rates over 40-year period
Dr. Thomas Pearson and colleagues reported the health outcomes associated with a communitywide cardiovascular risk reduction program in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
UF study of adults who use drugs finds those with ADHD started using at younger age
Led by Eugene Dunne, a Ph.D. student in clinical and health psychology, the study found that adults with a history of ADHD who use drugs started using one to two years earlier.
Immunizing schoolkids fights flu in others, too
Cuc Tran, a Ph.D. student in the department of environmental and global health, and colleagues found that immunizing school-aged children from flu can also protect other segments of the population.
Avatars answer common questions about HIV/AIDS
The Rural South Public Health Training Center's avatar project is designed to provide relevant and factual information for patients, and serve as a tool for public health workers.
UF receives phase II Grand Challenges Explorations funding
Margo Klar, a doctoral student in the department of epidemiology, will conduct feasibility testing of a ceramic umbilical cord cutting device she created for use in low-resource countries.
