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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.