University of Florida News

Macular degeneration has become the number one cause of vision loss in older Americans, affecting millions of people with advanced or moderate form of the disease. But now University of Florida scientists have identified key factors that could help predict who’s most at-risk for a disease that once diagnosed, often can’t be reversed. Here’s eye [...]

Former U.S. Senator Bob Graham is working with the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to establish the Bob Graham Center for Public Service on campus. Graham held an open forum on campus to discuss the new center and its goals. This is an excerpt of his comments.

The Terri Schiavo case played itself out on television to a captivated audience. Now University of Florida experts say it could also prompt a big increase not only in advance health-care directives, but also in more people putting their living wills on-tape. Here’s medical ethicist Ray Moseley discussing the future of video living [...]

The Bureau of Economic and Business Research, part of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, recently did a survey to measure the impact of the history-making 2004 hurricane season in Florida. Here UF News & Public Affairs associate director Frank Ahern interviews Bureau director Stan Smith about the survey.

For some Americans, fixing crooked teeth can mean a lifelong commitment… first wearing braces for several years, then a retainer for years after that. But University of Florida researchers say a natural hormone that aids in childbirth could shorten the time needed to straighten teeth. Here’s orthodontist Timothy Wheeler on the potential benefits [...]