Multimedia Archive

RSS

Multimedia: Antibacterial agent could cause pregnancy problems

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A chemical found in everything from antibacterial soaps and lotions to socks and toothpaste may disrupt an enzyme that plays an important role in pregnancy, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, November 4, 2010.

Multimedia: UF team’s work pays off with unmanned-flight system that captures valuable data

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On an airboat on Lake Okeechobee, four University of Florida researchers prepare to launch an airplane – by hand.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

Multimedia: UF study: emotional effects of heavy combat can be lifelong for veterans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The trauma from hard combat can devastate veterans until old age, even as it influences others to be wiser, gentler and more accepting in their twilight years, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 6, 2010.

Multimedia: Compound discovered in Florida Keys shows early promise as colon cancer treatment

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A chemical compound made from a type of bacteria discovered in the Florida Keys by a University of Florida pharmacy researcher has shown effectiveness in fighting colon cancer in preclinical experiments.

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.

Multimedia: UF research finds salmonella responds differently to tomato varieties, ripeness

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered that tomato variety and maturity influence the ways salmonella bacteria respond to the fruit.

Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

Multimedia: Florida’s population grows again after first decline since mid-1940s

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After declining for the first time since the end of World War II, Florida’s population grew once again last year, a hopeful yet tentative sign that the worst of the recession may have passed, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Multimedia: UF discovers house flies carrying five new illness-causing bacteria

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Everyone knows that house flies aren’t welcome around food.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

Multimedia: Over-the-counter painkiller may help ease emotional slights, UF study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Maybe that disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant should have popped a couple of Tylenols.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, August 12, 2010.

Multimedia: UF study: BP oil spill adds to uncertainty about Florida’s real estate market

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The BP oil spill threatens to swamp a shaky Florida real estate industry that had been bottoming out because of repeated economic blows, the latest University of Florida survey finds

Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

Multimedia: Ultrasound treatment can keep peanuts fresh longer, UF researcher says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Every peanut lover knows the disappointment of finding rancid goobers in a seemingly fresh package, and a University of Florida researcher is fighting the problem by using familiar technology in a new way.

Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.