GAINESVILLE—Although bypass surgery is keeping heart disease patients alive longer, the veins most often used to circumvent their obstructed coronary arteries are prone to developing fatty blockages years later.
GAINESVILLE — Allergy and asthma sufferers soon may have a new weapon in their fight against airborne enemies: an indoor-air cleaning system that uses light and simple chemicals to destroy the dust mites and mold spores that cause many allergies.
GAINESVILLE — A new “wonder peanut” being harvested for the first time in the United States this month beats olive oil in healthful benefits, says a University of Florida peanut breeder.
GAINESVILLE—For the seventh consecutive year, the market value of Florida’s citrus lands has declined as a growing population and foreign agricultural competition continued to take their toll, according to a recent statewide survey conducted at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
GAINESVILLE — As the world marks the 40th anniversary Saturday of the first Sputnik launch and the dawn of the Space Age, scientists at the University of Florida are working on a nuclear propulsion system they say could shorten a 600-day manned trip to Mars by more than a year.