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New MRI ‘Football’ Helmet Yields Clearer Images Of Brain

GAINESVILLE—At the University of Florida, football players aren’t the only ones wearing helmets these days. Off the field, UF researchers have developed specialized headgear to explore the body’s ultimate frontier–the brain.

Filed under Research, Health on Wednesday, November 27, 1996.

UF Veterinary Team Implants Artificial Knee In First-Ever Procedure

GAINESVILLE—An aging Western cougar with a bad knee now has a new one after University of Florida veterinarians surgically implanted a prosthetic device for the first time in an exotic cat.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Tuesday, November 19, 1996.

UF Researchers: Heart Patients Who Exercise Have Lower Levels Of Harmful Hormones

GAINESVILLE—Rest may not be best for patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Research, Health on Tuesday, November 12, 1996.

Gators Help Bulldogs Walk — At UF Veterinary College

GAINESVILLE—The University of Florida Gators may have stopped the Georgia Bulldogs in their tracks Saturday, but UF veterinarians prefer to help bulldogs get back on their feet.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, November 6, 1996.

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Signals Linking Low-Calorie Diet To Infertility

GAINESVILLE—Scientists have long known that dieting, fasting and malnourishment can cause at least temporary infertility in women and men. Now, for the first time, they think they know how.

Filed under Research, Health on Friday, November 1, 1996.