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Women with chest pain sometimes ignore the symptom. Now, a study shows those women have a much greater risk for a heart attack than women with no pain. University of Florida researchers studied women who’ve had chest pain but whose heart exam revealed no blocked arteries or other problems. UF expert […]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 27th.

Forest fires can threaten homes and property, but now a University of Florida study suggests forest fires may actually help cool down the atmosphere. For years environmentalists have worried that when a forest burned, the carbon released from the trees would increase atmospheric temperatures and UF botanist Ted Schuur says that’s what he expected […]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 20th.

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.

A new study shows cocaine is making a major comeback as a killer of college-age students and people with a lot of disposable income. New data from the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows that cocaine is increasingly cited as the cause of death in coroner’s reports. Experts like UF […]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 13th.

Experts say space science has a lot of potential, but it hasn’t had much computer power behind it. So, get ready for the first super-computer in space. Working with NASA and Honeywell, University of Florida engineers are developing a super-computer to work in space. Currently, scientific satellites download raw data back to […]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 6th.

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