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More than a gut feeling: USF Health researcher shows how microbiome affects brain health
USF Health researcher Hariom Yadav, PhD, is exploring the surprising ways in which gut health affects overall health -- including in the brain.
October 1, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
From jigsaws to Alzheimer鈥檚, USF Health researcher aims to solve puzzles
This USF Health researcher is studying how specialized cells in the brain might help unlock new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
September 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
From helpless to hopeful: Grandfather鈥檚 illness sparked USF Health scientist鈥檚 passion for research
A family tragedy influenced this researcher to pursue to his cutting-edge work studying the interplay between nutrition/metabolism and a wide range of neurobiological disorders, such as dementia, depression and more.
September 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Menopause can disrupt women鈥檚 vocal tone and quality, says USF Health vocal researcher
A new USF Health study in the journal Menopause provides a comprehensive and innovative examination of how falling hormone levels during menopause may affect women's vocal tone and quality.
September 10, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
How USF researchers are leading the fight against MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, is a type of staph infection that鈥檚 resistant to most antibiotics. Two new grants, totaling more than $4.4 million, from the National Institutes of Health aim to address this infection that can affect nearly every part of the human body.
September 8, 2025Research
Celebrating 20 years of USF Health: 20 things to know
Twenty years ago, USF Health was launched as a bold commitment to improving the full spectrum of health. Out of this vision, USF Health was born.
September 5, 2025Patient Care, Research
Gene variant slows down removal of debris in the brain, increasing Alzheimer鈥檚 risk, say USF Health researchers
A gene variant in the brain can make it more difficult for vital brain cells to remove harmful debris, USF Health researchers have found.听Their findings have been published in Nature.
September 3, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
For this vascular neurologist, stroke research is an art form
USF Health's Maxim Mokin, MD, PhD, is saving lives while researching new techniques for advanced stroke treatment.
September 2, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic
For the first time, researchers at USF have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian, identifying the Y. pestis in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan.
August 27, 2025College of Public Health, Research
USF, Global Virus Network bring together top scientists and Tampa 泡芙视频apps for inaugural youth camp to inspire future virus hunters
The Global Virus Network, in partnership with USF Youth Experiences and Hillsborough County Public Schools STEM Department, hosted its first-ever summer camp designed to spark 泡芙视频app interest in virology, outbreak response and public health careers.
August 25, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research
USF joins statewide effort to expand newborn genetic screening and genomic medicine
USF Health is leveraging its position as Florida鈥檚 leader in genetic counseling as part of the Sunshine Genetics Consortium, helping launch a statewide program allowing families to have their newborn鈥檚 entire genetic code sequenced at birth.
August 15, 2025College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care, Research
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital collaborate on more efficient treatment of deadly infections
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital are part of a research team studying an easier treatment for potentially deadly staph infections.
August 13, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research