GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An experimental gene therapy to combat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a common hereditary disorder that causes lung and liver disease, has caused no harmful effects in patients and shows signs of being effective, University of Florida researchers say.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For millions of Americans, eating turkey is an essential part of the holidays, but for some Haitian children it represents a chance for a better life, thanks to University of Florida faculty members working to improve nutrition in the impoverished Caribbean country.
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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 20th.
The goal of the community partnership is to provide help to our neighbors who live in the outlying and rural areas in Alachua County. On Nov. 20, more than 200 Thanksgiving baskets will be delivered to families in Alachua, Archer, Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo and Grove Park.
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Women with chest pain often ignore the symptom under the advice of their doctors. Many believe chest pain in women is not the same grave sign it can be for men, but University of Florida research shows women who experience chest pain are at higher risk for heart attack, stroke, or even death.
The Board of Governors’ approval of the Academic Enhancement Program was covered by The St. Petersburg Times in a Nov. 17 story.
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Ted Schuur and Michelle Mack, assistant professors of ecology, were quoted in a Nov. 17 Associated Press wire story about their research showing that droughts and longer summers tied to global warming are causing more fires in the Earth’s vast northernmost forests. The story was the result of a news release.
UF’s annual retail theft survey was cited in a Nov. 17 USA Today (circ. 2.1 million) story about gangs targeting retail outlets for theft.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a prescription of regular structured exercise, sedentary elderly are able to safely improve their physical function and may reduce the likelihood they will experience difficulty walking a quarter mile, according to findings from a multicenter pilot study led by the University of Florida Institute on Aging.