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Seniors Use Prayer To Cope With Stress; Prayer No. 1 Alternative Remedy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you’re an older American and suffered from holiday stress this season, odds are good you used prayer to ward it off, new research shows.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging, Religion on Thursday, December 28, 2000.

UF Researchers Find Painless Electrical Stimulus Helps Restore Hand Movement For Stroke Patients

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Leslie McClellan, 68, could barely hold an empty soft drink can with his left hand years after a stroke rendered his left side almost completely useless. Forget about picking up a piece of paper or grasping a pencil — or, worse yet, preparing meals.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Monday, June 26, 2000.