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UF researchers: Single dose of contraceptive vaccine controls fertility in cats for years

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, report that a single dose of an immunocontraceptive vaccine controls fertility over multiple years in adult female cats.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Thursday, September 29, 2011.

Spanish-language series offers new educational tool for TB awareness

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Teresa knocks on her friend’s door late one night.
“¿Qué pasa?” the friend worriedly asks.

Filed under Health, Hispanic, Research on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.

UF study finds modest rise in Florida’s consumer confidence

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence index rose this month to 64, up three points from a revised mark of 61 in August, which was only two points higher than the record low of 59 set in June 2008, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, September 27, 2011.

UF-led study: Invasive amphibians, reptiles in Florida outnumber world

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has the world’s worst invasive amphibian and reptile problem, and a new 20-year study led by a University of Florida researcher verifies the pet trade as the No. 1 cause of the species’ introductions.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Thursday, September 15, 2011.

UF study names new ancient crocodile relative from the land of Titanoboa

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Did an ancient crocodile relative give the world’s largest snake a run for its money?

Filed under Research, Sciences on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Sea smarts: Scientists studying mollusks discover there is more than one way to make a brain

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seemingly simple animals such as the snail and squid have ransacked the genetic toolkit over the last half billion years to find different ways to build complex brains, nervous systems and shells, according to an international team of researchers, including a neuroscientist with the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience.

Filed under Health, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Researchers map the global spread of drug-resistant influenza

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the new movie “Contagion,” fictional health experts scramble to get ahead of a flu-like pandemic as a drug-resistant virus quickly spreads, killing millions of people within days after they contract the illness.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

UF researchers find chemical signals that initiate the body’s immune response

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers have identified two key steps required to activate the body’s innate immune system, its first line of defense against infection.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, September 8, 2011.

Aggressive medical therapy could help prevent stroke

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To prevent a common type of stroke, intensive medical therapy could be better by itself than in combination with surgery that props open affected arteries. But it remains to be seen whether the apparent advantage will prove true over the long term.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research on Thursday, September 8, 2011.

Male-female ring finger proportions tied to sex hormones in embryo; may offer health insights

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men’s ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers — and why the reverse usually holds true for women.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.