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A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.

Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say cognitive decline is not inevitable with age and that up to 45% of dementia risk is linked to modifiable factors like poor diet, inactivity and isolation.

New research reveals that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods show significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP - a key marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.

Overtreating diabetes and hypertension in older adults is causing preventable harm. An ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ expert urges better support for providers to prioritize safer, individualized care and prevent avoidable complications.

The Schmidt College of Medicine lobby buzzed with nervous energy on Monday morning, July 28, 2025. The incoming Class of 2029 gathered for the first time as the College’s newest future physicians.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ researchers found that warfarin use - even at high blood-thinning levels - did not significantly raise brain bleeding risk among 2,700 older adults admitted to the ER with fall-related head injuries.

Based on robust data, ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Schmidt College of Medicine researchers urge cardiologists to prescribe high potency statins -particularly rosuvastatin and atorvastatin - to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.

One of the largest studies of its kind shows that about 80% of ER visits and more than one-third of hospitalizations in severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents were potentially avoidable.