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Playing Santa for oneself can lead to a debt-filled New Year, UF expert warns

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With more than half of us expecting to play Santa for ourselves this holiday season, a University of Florida family finance expert warns that being self-indulgent — even at bargain prices — can lead to a bad case of buyer’s remorse.

Filed under Research, Family, Gender on Monday, December 10, 2007.

UF survey: Florida’s real estate report mixed instead of entirely bad

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — All is not gloom and doom with Florida real estate, according to the latest University of Florida study, which finds a positive outlook for commercial properties despite the bad news in the housing market.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Thursday, December 6, 2007.

UF graduate student evaluates flawed ‘Son of Sam’ laws

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research by a University of Florida graduate student finds most state statutes designed to prevent criminals from profiting from telling the story of their crimes are ineffective and unconstitutional.

Filed under Research, Florida, Law on Thursday, December 6, 2007.

Breast MRI spots other cancers, may alter treatment plan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In about 20 percent of women with breast cancer who plan to undergo a lumpectomy, breast magnetic resonance imaging reveals important diagnostic information that alters their treatment plan, University of Florida surgeons reported today (Dec. 5).

Filed under Research, Health, Gender on Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

Space station experiment to test bacteria hitchhiking to the Red Planet

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If a trip to Mars seems like it would be a tough journey, imagine what it would be like on the outside of the spaceship.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Long before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida’s coast and left remains offering stark evidence that the arrival of humans can permanently change — and eliminate — life on what had been isolated islands, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Natural History, Environment, Sciences on Monday, December 3, 2007.

UF study examines heart risks of stimulants in children with ADHD

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stimulant medications used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may be responsible for an increased number of visits to the emergency room or doctor’s office because of cardiac symptoms, but deaths or serious heart complications are rare, a new University of Florida study reveals.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, December 3, 2007.

“Superbug” infections more than doubled in hospitals, study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hospitalizations related to a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant “superbug” more than doubled between 1999 and 2005, soaring from 127,000 to nearly 280,000, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Health on Friday, November 30, 2007.

UF announces plans to build new life science, technology incubator

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has reached an agreement with an internationally recognized developer to create up to 160,000 square feet of life science- and technology-related laboratory and office space on the UF campus, President Bernie Machen announced today.

Filed under Research, Business, Sciences on Friday, November 30, 2007.

Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — What do suffering a traumatic brain injury and using club drugs have in common? University of Florida researchers say both may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and potentially irreversible brain damage.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, November 29, 2007.