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The sweet science: Viruses switch grip to gain upper hand

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Carbohydrates can be attractive, especially when they come packaged in candy bars or never-ending bowls of pasta.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, September 13, 2006.

UF study: Girls perform better on tests when feuding parents divorce

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A clean break from a bad marriage is actually better for the couple’s school-age daughters than a troubled union, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Family, Research on Thursday, September 7, 2006.

Vaccine combination leads to fevers, more ER visits for babies

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Infants receiving a new combination of vaccines were twice as likely to require medical attention for fevers after their shots as babies who received the prior shot regimen, University of Florida and Columbia University researchers have found.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, September 6, 2006.

When the magazine girl begs ‘come hither,’ the (female) reader yawns

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For female magazine readers, sex doesn’t sell so much as it — bores.

Filed under Gender, Research on Tuesday, September 5, 2006.