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Researchers Report Significant Delays In Tumor Growth In Mice Treated With Two New Drugs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF medical scientists reported today they have significantly delayed the growth of cancerous human tumors in mice by combining a new drug that thwarts blood vessel formation with another new drug that destroys existing vessels.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, November 19, 2003.

Living sculpture takes root on UF campus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It looks like something that’s been here for a million years, like a multi-ton rock that has been worn smooth by the forces of time.

Filed under Research, Environment on Friday, November 14, 2003.

UF Researcher: Wright Brothers’ Epic Flight Could Have Been In Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Had America's most famous flying duo heeded advice of a friendly engineer, the upcoming centennial anniversary of the Wright brothers' famed flight might be happening near Fort Myers, not at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., a UF researcher says.

Filed under Research on Thursday, November 13, 2003.

Don’t Try This At Home: UF Vet Heals Sick Horses With Acupuncture

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lost the Triple Crown again? Been a bit slow out of the gate? Four years old and already feeling like a 20-year-old nag?

Filed under Research on Wednesday, November 12, 2003.

UF Researchers Say Speeding Associated With Gambling, Drug Use In Teens

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Teenagers who break the speed limit are more likely than nonspeeding teens to gamble, use drugs or drink alcohol, University of Florida scientists reported today at the Society for Neuroscience's 33rd annual meeting in New Orleans.

Filed under Research on Monday, November 10, 2003.

UF studies find cause of muscle damage in those with poor circulation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered the cause of severe muscle damage that occurs when people with poor circulation work up a good sweat: free radicals. Now they hope to use the information to unlock the secrets of how to shut down those pesky body wastes.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, November 6, 2003.

Geologists: Mysterious Ocean Floor "Potholes" Caused By Lava Bubbles

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific, along a massive volcanic mountain range called the mid-ocean ridge, much of the ocean floor is pockmarked with jagged-edged semi-circular holes and collapsed pits of varying sizes.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, November 5, 2003.

UF Researcher: "Reversible" Computers More Energy Efficient, Faster

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the U.S. Congress continues work on a federal energy bill, a group of University of Florida researchers is to working to implement a radical idea for making computers more energy efficient — as well as smaller and faster.

Filed under Research on Friday, October 31, 2003.

Rise In Consumer Confidence Suggests Improved Holiday Sales

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose four points this month, suggesting the holiday shopping season will be better for retailers than previous measures indicated, University of Florida economists say.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, October 28, 2003.

UF Study Finds Specialty Coffee’s Caffeine Content Capricious

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If that take-out coffee seems more invigorating than usual today, it might not be your imagination — it may be the java's packing a bigger dose of caffeine than you expected, even if it's decaf.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, October 22, 2003.