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Published: July 31 1997
GAINESVILLE — Women who return to the workplace after having babies are just as likely to breast-feed as their counterparts who stay home, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: July 30 1997
GAINESVILLE—Using a technique akin to securing a hammock to a tree, University of Florida surgeons have suspended the bladder within the abdomen to prevent urinary incontinence in men whose cancerous prostate glands have just been removed.
Published: July 29 1997
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence index hit an eight-year record in July, thanks to optimism about the national economy and the perception that now is a good time to buy big-ticket items, University of Florida economists report.
Published: July 28 1997
GAINESVILLE—A virus that could ruin Florida’s $500 million tomato industry and spread throughout the South has been detected by researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Published: July 24 1997
GAINESVILLE — Research funding at the University of Florida soared nearly 25 percent last year to a record $255.9 million, even as overall federal research spending — the university’s main funding source — is on the decline.
Published: July 23 1997
GAINESVILLE—If mosquitoes and other insects are taking a bite out of your summer fun, don’t bother with one of those electric bug zappers, says a University of Florida pest control expert.
Published: July 16 1997
GAINESVILLE In the shadow of the fairy tale world of Walt Disney, Orlando struggles with many of the same problems that affect all big cities.
Published: July 14 1997
GAINESVILLE—A 43-year-old Florida man was in serious but stable condition Monday, three days after historic surgery in which he became the first American with a spinal cord injury to receive a transplant of embryonic nerve tissue.
Published: July 11 1997
GAINESVILLE—University of Florida researchers on Friday performed the nation’s first nerve tissue transplant on a paralyzed man to slow the progression of spinal cord damage.
Published: July 8 1997
GAINESVILLE — A temperature of 90 degrees. Humidity at 85 percent. Heat index of 117 degrees and a UV index of 9.
Published: July 3 1997
GAINESVILLE—If you want to know where all the fireflies have gone, the world’s leading authority on them has some advice: Look for them.
Published: July 2 1997
GAINESVILLE —Modern American movies need to feature more accurate portrayals of slavery so the country can deal with the past and move on, says a University of Florida researcher studying images of slavery in film.
Published: July 1 1997
GAINESVILLE—A 3-year-old Thoroughbred colt, diagnosed with chronic lung disease last August at the University of Florida, now breathes the sweet smell of victory after breaking a track record and winning more than $44,000 in races this year.
Published: July 17 1997
GAINESVILLE—A premature baby’s early exit from the womb can leave the child in mortal danger from common infections other infants take in stride. One reason? Too small a helping of the mother’s disease-fighting antibodies.
Published: July 18 1997
GAINESVILLE — Millions of dollars and years of research created a communications system where Star Trek fans in the United States can instantly trade information with fellow Trekkies in Peru or folk music aficionados in Alaska can update others in Bulgaria.