GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have identified specific human genes targeted by a virus believed to cause Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer associated with AIDS and with organ transplants that causes patches of red or purple tissue to grow under people’s skin.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a prime example of how an exotic insect can wreak havoc on landscape plants and cause millions of dollars in damage, the Asian cycad scale has invaded South Florida and quickly spread throughout the state.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College is hard enough. But throw in end-of-semester exams, term papers and standardized tests, and there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Enter Ritalin, the latest drug of choice among sleep-deprived students struggling to make the grade.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There is no free lunch in company giveaways of sandwiches, airline flights, hotel stays and other goodies. That’s because there is a significant risk that the so-called “future rewards” will diminish in value when claimed — or the business might not last long enough to hand out the goodies, a new University of Florida study finds.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tropical plants may be more adaptable than commonly thought to changing rainfall patterns expected to accompany a warming climate, new research shows.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For one day each year, motherhood brings flowers, cards and Sunday brunches, but a new University of Florida study asks, how important is it for women’s happiness in midlife whether and when they had children?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have revealed how the inhaled form of anthrax paralyzes the body’s defenses and prevents immune cells from reaching the site of infection.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At the sound of a bag of treats being latched onto her handler’s waist, she bounds up and down, as if on springs.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the struggle for survival, plants are often at the mercy of hungry animals – but one fern has turned the tables by using poisonous arsenic to reduce its appeal, say University of Florida researchers.