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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 Black, Family, Gender, Health, Hispanic, Race, Research 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 Gender, Health, Research on Thursday, April 17, 2008.