research /tags/research research en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:15:00 GMT mRNA vaccine boosted immune response, life expectancy for cancer patients, UF research finds /health/2025-10-24/mrna-vaccine-boosted-immune-response-life-expectancy-for-cancer-patients-uf-research-finds This finding, in conjunction with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, comes as the DeSantis administration attempts to ban vaccine mandates, including for public school students. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:15:00 GMT /health/2025-10-24/mrna-vaccine-boosted-immune-response-life-expectancy-for-cancer-patients-uf-research-finds Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early /health/2022-10-28/false-information-is-everywhere-pre-bunking-tries-to-head-it-off-early The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:00:00 GMT /health/2022-10-28/false-information-is-everywhere-pre-bunking-tries-to-head-it-off-early Shannon Bond The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded for research on evolution /science/2022-10-03/the-nobel-prize-in-medicine-has-been-awarded-for-research-on-evolution This year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo for his discoveries on human evolution. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMT /science/2022-10-03/the-nobel-prize-in-medicine-has-been-awarded-for-research-on-evolution The Associated Press This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research /news/2022-06-07/this-experimental-drug-could-change-the-field-of-cancer-research A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:00:06 GMT /news/2022-06-07/this-experimental-drug-could-change-the-field-of-cancer-research Sacha Pfeiffer, Jonaki Mehta A USF study shows retail and service workers have higher COVID-19 death rates /news/2022-06-03/a-usf-study-shows-retail-and-service-workers-have-higher-covid-19-death-rates People who worked in labor and service jobs were a lot more likely to die from COVID-19. Researchers say improving ventilation and offering paid sick leave are some ways to protect workers in the future. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:40:15 GMT /news/2022-06-03/a-usf-study-shows-retail-and-service-workers-have-higher-covid-19-death-rates Stephanie Colombini In fight over research, influential Everglades Foundation sues its former chief scientist /news/2022-05-02/in-fight-over-research-influential-everglades-foundation-sues-its-former-chief-scientist The foundation's attorneys plan to ask a judge to hold scientist Tom Van Lent in contempt of court today for failing to return research or allowing them to inspect computer equipment. Mon, 02 May 2022 14:37:08 GMT /news/2022-05-02/in-fight-over-research-influential-everglades-foundation-sues-its-former-chief-scientist Jenny Staletovich Brain scans may reveal a lot about mental illness, but not until studies get bigger /news/2022-04-26/brain-scans-may-reveal-a-lot-about-mental-illness-but-not-until-studies-get-bigger Scientists are using MRI scans to understand how mental illness shows up in the brain. But new research raises concerns that existing studies are not reliable because the sample sizes are too small. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:00:09 GMT /news/2022-04-26/brain-scans-may-reveal-a-lot-about-mental-illness-but-not-until-studies-get-bigger Jon Hamilton The House and Senate are far apart on their bills to address computer chip shortage /news/2022-04-19/the-house-and-senate-are-far-apart-on-their-bills-to-address-computer-chip-shortage Both bodies have passed legislation on the matter, and the effort is one of their last opportunities before the November elections to show voters they are addressing strained supply chains. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:31:07 GMT /news/2022-04-19/the-house-and-senate-are-far-apart-on-their-bills-to-address-computer-chip-shortage The Associated Press Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID /2022-03-24/evidence-grows-that-vaccines-lower-the-risk-of-getting-long-covid Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:40:38 GMT /2022-03-24/evidence-grows-that-vaccines-lower-the-risk-of-getting-long-covid Will Stone The White House says it's running out of money to cover COVID tests and vaccines /news/national-politics/2022-03-15/the-white-house-says-its-running-out-of-money-to-cover-covid-tests-and-vaccines The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:56:23 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-03-15/the-white-house-says-its-running-out-of-money-to-cover-covid-tests-and-vaccines Tamara Keith, Kelsey Snell