May 2004 Archive

To Be Effective, Anti-Drug Ads Should Focus On Thrill-Seeking Teens

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Expensive government advertising campaigns, which play an important part in the national drug strategy, do little, if anything, to dissuade teenagers from using drugs, according to a study by University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research on Thursday, May 27, 2004.

UF researchers pinpoint unlikely ally in cancer fight

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Physicians may be able to unleash the deadly side of a helpful free radical scavenger in the fight against cancer, say researchers at the University of Florida Health Science Center.
Scientists have slightly changed the molecular structure of a naturally occurring enzyme that protects cells by disarming destructive molecules called free radicals, causing […]

Filed under Research, Health on Wednesday, May 26, 2004.

Endangered Miami Blue Butterfly Gets New Lease On Life In UF Breeding Program

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — The critically endangered Miami Blue butterfly, one of the rarest insects in North America, will return to South Florida today when University of Florida researchers release several hundred butterflies that have been bred in captivity.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, May 26, 2004.

Rising gas prices help sink Florida consumer confidence

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians fell sharply in May, prompted by escalating gas prices, a falling stock market and growing pessimism over the war in Iraq, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, May 25, 2004.

Once the pride of the South, old-growth longleaf pine forests almost gone

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Old-growth stands of longleaf pine, the tree that once dominated the Southern landscape and still provides habitat for dozens of threatened species, have all but vanished, according to a study by a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Environment on Tuesday, May 25, 2004.

UF, Harvard Researchers Study Possibility Of Using Gene Therapy To Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Every driver knows two cars can’t occupy the same parking space.

Filed under Research on Friday, May 21, 2004.

A First: UF Researchers Help Eradicate Exotic Termite

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — University of Florida experts and state officials have eradicated a newly introduced termite species from America’s shores, and they say this is the first time such an invasion has likely ever been stopped.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.

Research Shows Boys Not Ignored Despite Beliefs To The Contrary

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Boys and their issues are hot property, despite a recent rash of criticism from pop psychologists and talk show hosts saying that male problems are ignored, says a University of Florida researcher and the author of a new book about the changing notions of boys' behavior.

Filed under Research on Thursday, May 13, 2004.

UF Study Reveals Flood Of Proteins Promotes Scarring In Vein Grafts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Surgeons at the University of Florida and the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center are a step closer to understanding what promotes scarring in vein grafts designed to reroute blood through the legs after key arteries become blocked.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, May 12, 2004.

In Step Toward Ultrasmall Radio, UF Team Demonstrates On-Chip Antenna

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like the signals it emits, the radio may soon disappear from sight.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, May 11, 2004.