“You need large numbers and multiple products in many different settings tested in many different kinds of people to assess whether they’re really safe and effective,” said Ira Longini, a professor at UF PHHP and UF Medicine.
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.
In most of the world, much of us are still at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But getting stuck in our home can lead to boredom.
A protein thought to be the novel coronavirus’ entryway into the body could not be detected in the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in three dozen individuals.
people, however, soon discover the microscopic invader won’t allow them to return to their normal lives even months after infection. It’s an especially insidious side of the coronavirus that makes vaccination all the more important — COVID-19 as chronic illness.
UF Psychiatry Professor Carol Mathews writes for The Conversation.
Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living – without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis.
New research into why teachers leave the profession could help schools avoid an exodus of instructors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Erin Westgate, a social psychologist and director of the Florida Social Cognition and Emotion Lab, hosted a Reddit Ask Me...
UF Health researchers begin developing an at-home test for coronavirus.
Despite pandemic complications, 30% of travelers would consider cruising next year, a survey from the University of Florida shows, with fans of cruising even more willing to get onboard.
Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.