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UF study shows how cigarette smoke blocks cell repair

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cigarette smoke can turn normal breast cells cancerous by blocking their ability to repair themselves, eventually triggering tumor development, University of Florida scientists report.

Filed under Health, Research on Monday, August 21, 2006.

New, free booklet can help you protect trees from storms

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have released a booklet that’s full of practical advice about how to protect your trees from storm damage – and what to do if they’re damaged despite your best efforts.

Filed under Florida, Research on Thursday, August 17, 2006.

Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated with stem cells.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.

UF experts help oyster processors use new technology to keep consumers, industry healthy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eating raw oysters is getting safer, thanks to a new practice called post-harvest processing, or PHP, that virtually eliminates harmful Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from the shellfish, say University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Florida, Research on Tuesday, August 15, 2006.

Kids with OCD bullied more than others, study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder are three times more likely to be bullied than other children, and the name-slinging could cause symptoms of OCD to worsen, University of Florida researchers have found.

Filed under Education, Health, Research on Monday, August 14, 2006.

Students with mental retardation make gains in the general classroom, UF study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students with mental retardation are far more likely to be educated alongside typical students than they were 20 years ago, a University of Florida study has found.

Filed under Education, Research on Tuesday, August 8, 2006.

Back to school means getting back to sleep

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Determining the derivative of y times 23 to the 15th power is tough enough. Figuring it out on just a few hours of sleep could be almost impossible.

Filed under Family, Health, Research on Monday, August 7, 2006.

Palm deaths accelerating on Florida coast; likely cause is rising seas

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Palm trees on Florida’s west coast appear to be dying more rapidly than in previous years because of sea level rise tied to global warming.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Monday, August 7, 2006.

New system provides power, water, refrigeration from one source

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When hurricanes, wars or other emergencies force authorities to respond, three essentials top their list of must-haves: water, electricity and refrigeration.

Filed under Engineering, Research on Wednesday, August 2, 2006.

At an underwater volcano, evidence of man’s environmental impact

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists studying hydrothermal vents, those underwater geysers that are home to bizarre geological structures and unique marine species, have discovered something all too familiar: pollution.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, August 1, 2006.