GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Unlike other transplant patients who develop brittle bones after surgery from anti-rejection drugs, lung patients often acquire the problem long before they reach the operating room. That’s because the anti-inflammatory and steroid medications they use to treat their lung conditions often cause bones to thin.
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GAINESVILLE — Despite its image as a condominium haven for retirees and the footloose, Florida is really a down-home state with record numbers of homeowners, a new University of Florida study shows.
GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida’s research enterprise grew about 10 percent to a record $280 million in awards during fiscal year 1997-98, according to recently released figures.
GAINESVILLE—University of Florida researchers have designed a new genetic weapon that can–in laboratory animals–significantly slow progression of retinitis pigmentosa, a leading cause of inherited human blindness.
GAINESVILLE — How to make cattle ranching more environmentally friendly without driving ranchers out of business is the subject of a major University of Florida study getting under way this month.
GAINESVILLE –State officials made the first confirmed sighting of the non-native zebra mussel, a meddlesome mollusk that a University of Florida scientist says can displace native aquatic life and cause billions of dollars of structural damage.
GAINESVILLE — Stephen Nowicki is a University of Florida medical student, triathlete and asthma sufferer. Since he was a child, Nowicki has suffered from exercise-induced asthma that he controls by taking medicine at least 20 minutes before exercising.
GAINESVILLE — When scientists and engineers began using silicon to make semiconductor devices more than 40 years ago, it was the first step in what would turn out to be one of the most powerful inventions of the 20th century: the computer chip.
GAINESVILLE—Gloves are out and hand-washing is in at some Florida restaurants.