ntists can grow individual cell lines in a dish and study how the coronavirus infects them. And that’s useful as far as it goes. In a sense, however, it’s like studying how a car works by looking at just the carburetor. To gain the most insight, researchers want to study human lung tissue in its full, multidimensional glory, with all cell types represented.
A group of researchers, students and lab technicians across campus came together and built a high throughput testing lab in the Emerging Pathogens Institute in just 10 days.
The heavily industrialized and populated regions of Northern Italy, particularly Lombardy, have the highest rates of air pollution in the country. They also have had the country’s highest rates of COVID-19 deaths.
A lack of coordination in measures to control COVID-19 may accelerate cyclical outbreaks, according to a team of UF researchers.
As part of the White House’s Operation Warp Speed initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services selected UF Health and...
From UF Public Relations Department, Rita Men outlines the 5 ways that CEOs can communicate to their teams during a crisis like COVID-19.
UF Researchers will begin evaluating whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infections.
Combining an anti-inflammatory drug with an antiviral drug reduces recovery time and accelerates improvement for COVID-19 patients, a national study co-authored by UF Health researchers has found.
The race to defeat the novel coronavirus took a major leap forward last week when the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old.
The mortality rate of the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the standard process of drug development, amplifying the need for lifesaving treatment and marking the start of the sprint toward a cure or gold standard treatment.
Dr. Balachandar answered questions on Reddit's Ask Science thread about how far infectious droplets could carry a virus in host-to-host transmission.
A team of volunteer UF Health medical professionals together with personnel from The Villages Health primary care network evaluated 2,280 people.