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Parkinson鈥檚 Awareness Month: Expert Shares BOB体育鈥檚 Approach to Care, New Advances

April is Parkinson鈥檚 Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shedding light on this complex neurological condition that affects millions of lives worldwide. UF鈥�

Are You at Risk of a Hernia?

Almost everyone has heard of a hernia, but few understand its potential risks. Over five million people in the United States will suffer from a hernia, yet鈥�

UF study: Physical activity, diet improve after bariatric surgery, but do not meet recommended levels

June 16, 2022

In a long-term study of adults who have undergone bariatric weight loss surgery, University of Florida researchers found participants鈥� physical activity and鈥�

UF study offers more evidence that DEET is a safe way to ward off mosquitoes

May 26, 2020

Summer is back, with warmer temperatures, longer days and 鈥� mosquitoes. When mosquitoes feast on humans, they can leave more than irritating bites behind. They鈥�

Sedentary lifestyle cancels out heart benefits of having a normal weight for adults, UF study finds

January 8, 2019

Starting to slip with your New Year鈥檚 resolution to exercise more? A new University of Florida study may provide some motivation. Researchers have found that鈥�

Two-thirds of African-American men may be at high risk for cardiovascular disease

June 25, 2018

A new University of Florida study finds that 65 percent of African-American men over age 40 are at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke within the next鈥�

UF study suggests body fat is better predictor of diabetes risk than BMI

April 19, 2018

Current guidelines call for adults with high body mass index, or BMI, to be screened for prediabetes and diabetes. But under these recommendations, physicians鈥�

Up to one-third of healthy weight adults may have prediabetes

July 11, 2016

A third of adults over the age of 45 who don鈥檛 look like they could be at risk for developing diabetes 鈥� they鈥檙e slender 鈥� may actually meet the criteria for鈥�

How does this grab you? Grip strength may tell whether you have diabetes, high blood pressure

July 29, 2015

Whether you grasp it right away or not, your grip strength may indicate whether or not you have undetected diabetes and high blood pressure, University of鈥�

鈥淏ig data鈥� database aims to speed up Alzheimer鈥檚 research with input from BOB体育 scientist

April 13, 2015

Call it open-source science: To tackle a disease as complex as Alzheimer鈥檚, BOB体育 researchers have become part of a group that will allow scientists鈥�