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ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers seeking better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs
Researchers at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health are making dramatic strides in understanding how new opioid compounds work inside the body to provide pain relief, offering greater hope that new classes of these drugs may eventually be used to relieve pain without potentially deadly side effects.
December 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

RISE celebrates 10 years advancing medical student research at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health
The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health Morsani College of Medicine Office of Research, Innovation and Scholarly Endeavors (RISE) celebrates 10 years of supporting medical student research and scholarly development.
December 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researcher welcomed into National Academy of Inventors
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Provost and Executive Vice President Prasant Mohapatra and Professors Christian Bréchot and Chandrakant Patel have been selected as 2025 Fellows to the National Academy of Inventors — considered the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
December 11, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

Rebuilding the human heart: ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health’s Center for Regenerative Medicine is transforming the future of healing
Led by Dr. Da-Zhi Wang, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health scientists are unlocking the body’s natural ability to repair itself and redefining what’s possible in medicine.
November 24, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

What’s that smell? ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers say strong food aromas may curb appetite
In a new study, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers say that strong food aromas may actually suppress appetite.
November 19, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

Smoking cannabis in combination with eating highly processed foods raises cardiac health risks, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health study finds
Consuming a diet heavy in processed foods, especially those laden with seed oils, and smoking cannabis may compromise the immune system, according to the paper published recently in the journal Life Sciences.
November 18, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researcher unlocking how key molecule boosts benefits of exercise
A team of ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researchers is gaining new insights into a specific molecule and how it produces the physiological benefits from exercise.
November 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

Veteran-led mission: Meet the service members powering ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s landmark hyperbaric oxygen therapy research
Veterans are leading the charge in a $28 million ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health clinical trial exploring whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively treat traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Meet three of the veterans driving the project forward.
November 10, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researcher and international team win multi-million research grant
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health researcher Yong Xu, MD, PhD, and two United Kingdom colleagues have won an international research grant worth more than $11 million.
November 5, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ research funding surges to record $750 million, increasing impact across ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ and beyond
The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ has achieved a new milestone in research funding, reaching a record $750 million during fiscal year 2025 – an $11.6 million increase over last year and a 37% jump since 2022.
November 4, 2025Research

University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ launches cutting-edge virology institute led by world-renowned scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo
The groundbreaking ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation will advance cutting-edge research to combat viral and immune-related threats worldwide
October 30, 2025Research

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Health helps lead a new collaborative to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes
To better prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes, a new multi-site project seeks to leverage the latest advances in AI and robust health data sets to speed up discoveries.
October 17, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research