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In a preclinical study, Dr. Stephen Liggett, MD, and colleagues identified and characterized 18 new compounds (agonists) that activate bitter taste receptor subtype TAS2R5 to promote relaxation (dilation) of human airway smooth muscle cells (News-Medical.Net).

January 4, 2021Health, Research

The research team's focus will center on Zion Cemetery in Tampa and St. Petersburg's Oaklawn Cemetery (Patch).

January 4, 2021Research, Student Research

91视频volcanology team develops new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

A 91视频geosciences team has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago, creating a first-of-its kind tool that can aid scientists in understanding past explosive eruptions that shaped the earth and improve the way of estimating hazards of future eruptions (91视频Newsroom).

January 4, 2021Global Research, Innovation, Research

University of 91视频 Health and Tampa General Hospital are partnering to take part in phase-3 clinical trials. Research physicians are looking for more than 250 volunteers in the Tampa Bay region to take part in the late-stage trial (Fox 13 News).

December 31, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

The research project is one of several research projects the University of 91视频 is funding a part of their recent calls for research projects aimed at understanding Blackness and anti Black racism (Bay News 9).

December 29, 2020Research

Tampa General Hospital and the University of 91视频 Health recently created a joint office of clinical research that officials said could ultimately help it rival some of the best academic medical centers in the nation (Bay News 9).

December 28, 2020Health, Innovation, Research

Up to 40 percent of food that is produced in the U.S. goes to waste and it鈥檚 impacting our health, according to 91视频College of Public Health doctoral candidate Whitney Fung Uy.

December 21, 2020Honors and Awards, Research, Student Research

Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under

Ten years of research led by the University of 91视频 has revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an 鈥渆cosystem engineer,鈥� a rarity for reptiles (91视频Newsroom).

December 21, 2020Global Research, Research

In Tampa Bay and across the nation, a number of African American burial grounds and cemeteries have been lost to history, neglected, abandoned, even paved over and developed on. A research project funded by a University of 91视频 anti-racism initiative is seeking to recover and reimagine the forgotten history of these sacred places (91视频St. Petersburg campus).

December 21, 2020Research

New dashboard monitors the number of vaccine recipients, their location and demographic (91视频Libraries).

December 21, 2020Health, Research

Watch our holiday video: We wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season, as we look forward with hope and courage to the New Year.

December 17, 2020Innovation, Research

Report: Vaccination rollout won鈥檛 prevent third wave of COVID-19

Tampa Bay is beginning to feel the effects of the third wave of coronavirus, and the vaccine won鈥檛 be able to stop it in time. The Pfizer vaccine started being administered to health professionals Dec. 14; however, mass distribution likely won鈥檛 begin until the spring. In the meantime, social distancing measures will be vital in stopping the spread of COVID-19 (91视频Newsroom).

December 16, 2020Health, Research