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Urinary dysfunction troubles men who undergo prostate removal

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Men with prostate cancer who have their prostate removed cite sexual dysfunction as the most common side effect after surgery, but urinary dysfunction troubles these patients most, reports a University of Florida researcher. What’s more, many aren’t emotionally prepared to face these complications.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.

UF scientists test the safety of experimental drug for vision loss

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a first-of-its-kind safety research study, University of Florida researchers have injected an anti-inflammatory compound into the eye of a person with a sight-robbing disease.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Thursday, January 3, 2008.

UF scientists reveal how dietary restriction cleans cells

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Reduce, recycle and rebuild is as important to the most basic component of the human body, the cell, as it is to the environment. And a University of Florida study shows just how much the body benefits when it “goes green,” at least if you’re a rat: Cutting calories helps rodents live longer by boosting cells’ ability to recycle damaged parts so they can maintain efficient energy production.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Older people with diabetes more apt to suffer depression, UF study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growing old can be disheartening. But for people with diabetes, the aging process can be downright depressing. A University of Florida study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that older adults diagnosed with the type 2 form of the disease are twice as likely as their peers to suffer from depression.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Thursday, June 14, 2007.

UF to establish Florida’s first Pepper Older Americans Independence Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Institute on Aging has received a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. UF is one of 10 centers in the country to receive the prestigious award, which provides $3.9 million over the next five years to fund aging research and career development.

Filed under Research, Health, Florida, Aging on Monday, June 11, 2007.

UF researchers awaken vision cells in blind mice

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers used gene therapy to restore sight in mice with a form of hereditary blindness, a finding that has bearing on many of the most common blinding diseases.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Monday, May 21, 2007.

Problem forgetting may be a natural mechanism gone awry

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Better tie that string around your finger a little tighter.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Monday, February 19, 2007.

Better designed roadway intersections can boost older drivers’ performance

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Changes in roadway intersection design can keep older drivers safer and on the road longer, report University of Florida researchers in the current issue of Traffic Injury Prevention.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Wednesday, February 14, 2007.

Mental exercise has long-term benefits for seniors

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just as physical exercise is good for the body, mental training can keep older minds functioning better, with results lasting for years.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Tuesday, December 19, 2006.

Snowbirds and “sunbirds” cause big shifts in Florida’s older population

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s elderly population fluctuates by nearly 20 percent over the course of a year with the winter arrival of “snowbirds” embracing warmer weather and the summer departure of “sunbirds” escaping to cooler climes, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Florida, Aging on Monday, December 11, 2006.