UCF medical students Lake Lindo and Joshua Salzman have known each other since kindergarten; they grew up together in Orlando and played YMCA basketball together. And recently, Lindo, who is black, and Salzman, who is white, knelt next to each other on the College of Medicine’s green for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor the life of George Floyd and protest police … [Read more...]
Lake Nona’s Young Physicians Graduate and Prepare to Battle Pandemic
Haider Ali and family; Courtesy of Haider Ali. COVID-19 did not stop their match. It did not stop their graduation, and now as they take their positions as doctors across our nation, UCF’s newest physicians are helping to stop COVID-19. Last month, 117 UCF medical students became Physician Knights in a virtual graduation personalized with their thanks to family, friends, … [Read more...]
UCF Scientists Seek Novel Material to Kill COVID-19
Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include a novel mask material that would catch the virus and kill it within seconds. Sudipta Seal, an engineer specializing in material science and nanotechnology, initiated this project … [Read more...]
How Sleep Benefits the Immune System
While there’s still a lot to learn about the new coronavirus, prior research has shown that well-rested people are better at fending off viruses. Making sure we consistently get a good night’s sleep is one of the best ways we can improve our immunity and defend ourselves against viruses and disease. Sleep is a natural immune booster. Your immune system is activated … [Read more...]
Women and Men Taste Fat Differently, Med School Research Finds
There may be a scientific reason why men binge on bacon. UCF College of Medicine researchers have discovered that female sex hormones make women more sensitive to the taste of fat, helping them better regulate how much of it they eat. “Our assumption is that the more you can taste it, the more sensitive you are to it,” said Naima Dahir, a Ph.D. candidate at the … [Read more...]
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