University of Florida News

FORT LAUDERDALE—New Formosan “super termite” infestations in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties indicate the pest is spreading at an alarming rate throughout the state, says a University of Florida termite expert.

GAINESVILLE — Sharks have taken a holiday from humans as the number of attacks from the predators has declined worldwide and in Florida as well, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE—Findings from two novel animal studies indicate autism and schizophrenia may be linked to an individual’s inability to properly break down a protein found in milk, University of Florida researchers report in this month’s issue of the journal Autism.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Robert Quarles Marston, physician, educator, former director of the National Institutes of Health and the seventh president of the University of Florida, died of cancer today at Hospice of North Central Florida in Gainesville. He was 76.

GAINESVILLE — The news is usually about drought or pests, but vegetable farmers lose millions each year to an invisible but expensive source: bad seeds.

GAINESVILLE — With veterinary care better than ever, the good news is our pets are living longer.

CEDAR KEY — Tommy Smart had been a commercial fisherman for 16 years before Florida voters barred him from using large nets to catch mullet and other fish.

GAINESVILLE—While much of the world is accustomed to driving in the right lane, in some ways the human brain might be better suited to left-side navigation, a new University of Florida study suggests.

GAINESVILLE — The grocery store business is changing, leaving consumers with fewer choices and higher prices and manufacturers with less leverage than ever before, according to a study by a University of Florida researcher.

GAINESVILLE—Echinacea, an herbal cold remedy used for centuries, does, in fact, stimulate the immune system, a University of Florida researcher has found.