Researchers in the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences found that older adults who described what they had read remembered more details than those who simply re-read the passage multiple times.
The College of Public Health and Health Professions hosted the largest research day in its 27-year history with 136 poster presentations from student presenters.
Dr. Christopher Harle and colleagues discovered that Web searches on the diagnosis and treatment of physical disease or injuries yielded higher-quality information than searches for preventive health and social health information.
UF has made a $2.2 million investment in attracting top neuroscience researchers as part of UF's efforts to raise its national standing and its impact on the world.
Join us for the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ 27th annual Research Day on Wednesday, April 9.
UF faculty and students received one-third of the total number of awards presented at the meeting.
The Healthy Kids Program is designed to help parents and children ages 3 to 7 who are at the higher end of the growth chart improve diet and increase physical activity.
Dr. Colleen Le Prell and colleagues report that a dietary supplement shows promise for protecting against hearing loss caused by the drug gentamicin.
Examples included people infecting their pets with the bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, and farmers transmitting the H1N1 influenza virus to livestock.
Graduate student Amanda Balkhi and colleagues examined how parents use web forums to gain knowledge of their child’s disease and to find social support.
