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Multimedia: Phytochemicals in plant-based foods could help battle obesity, disease

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The cheeseburger and French fries might look tempting, but eating a serving of broccoli or leafy greens first could help people battle metabolic processes that lead to obesity and heart disease, a new University of Florida study shows.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.

Multimedia: NSF awards $1.4 million to UF, other institutions to study disease threatening lobsters

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Caribbean spiny lobster is one of Florida’s top commercial seafood species, with an annual $27 million harvest — but a recently discovered virus is killing the crustaceans and threatening the industry.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

Multimedia: UF study: Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

Multimedia: Establishing healthy shrubs not the water-consuming task many think, UF research shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Good news for your utility bills and the environment: New University of Florida research shows that landscape shrubs need much less water to establish healthy roots than you might expect.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, September 24, 2009.

Multimedia: House-infesting brown dog tick becoming resistant to common pesticides, UF experts say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s bad enough that the Southeast is bedeviled by a tick that doesn’t mind taking up residence inside homes.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

Multimedia: New water-depth evaluation system will aid Everglades research, UF study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When scientists discuss Everglades restoration, one phrase pops up again and again — “getting the water right.”

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Multimedia: Study of isolated snakes could help shed light on venom composition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While studying a way to more safely and effectively collect snake venom, University of Florida researchers have noticed the venom delivered by an isolated population of Florida cottonmouth snakes may be changing in response to their diet.

Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

Multimedia: UF researchers find mechanism behind zinc’s immune-boosting power

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just in time for what federal authorities warn could be an extremely severe flu season, University of Florida research has revealed a fundamental mechanism behind zinc’s immune-boosting power—it ramps up one of the body’s primary lines of defense, white blood cells known as T-cells.

Filed under Multimedia on Monday, August 31, 2009.

Multimedia: Recession causes Florida’s population to drop for first time since 1946

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s economic slump has pulled down the state’s population, which declined for the first time since military personnel left the state after the end of World War II, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida.

Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.

Multimedia: Vision researchers see unexpected gain a year into blindness trial

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have discovered that even in adults born with extremely impaired sight, the brain can rewire itself to recognize sections of the retina that have been restored by gene therapy.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.