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Drink specials quadruple likelihood of exiting a bar over legal limit to drive

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A last call should be issued for drink specials because they dramatically increase the risk of college students walking out of a bar intoxicated, especially if they are underage, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Florida, Gender on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

Maternal respect stronger among African-American and Latina girls

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Young African-American and Latina girls treat their mothers with greater deference than do whites but their mothers take it harder when tempers flare, according to a new University of Florida study.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender, Race, Black, Hispanic on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

UF researchers identify key target for cancer therapies

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New therapies must target a key protein interaction to destroy aggressive cancer cells’ protective force field, University of Florida scientists reported this week at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting in San Diego.

Filed under Research, Health, Gender on Thursday, April 17, 2008.

Excess worrying can harm parents’ relationships with grown children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The amount of worry shared by parents and their grownup children can feel like a warm comforter or wet blanket, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Thursday, March 6, 2008.

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.

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.

UF study: Men more traditional than women about marriage, children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women view childlessness much more favorably than men do, likely because parenting places greater demands on mothers, especially those juggling work and family responsibilities, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Family, Gender on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.

Girls who begin dieting twice as likely to start smoking

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting to diet seems to double the odds a teenage girl will begin smoking, a University of Florida study has found.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Friday, August 31, 2007.

High blood pressure medication strategy proves effective in Hispanic women

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report.

Filed under Research, Health, Gender, Hispanic on Thursday, July 12, 2007.

Sexual attitudes differ whether one is in or outside of a relationship

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — So long, Venus and Mars: Once they become a couple, men and women are from the same planet, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Family, Florida, Gender on Wednesday, June 13, 2007.