University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — People who suffer from asthma won’t have to breathe into inhalers repeatedly throughout the day — or worry about harmful side effects of asthma drugs — if a University of Florida-developed coating proves as successful in humans as it has in rats.

GAINESVILLE—With temperatures rising in the East and Midwest, the number of deaths attributed to excessive heat exposure is climbing also. But most tragedies can be avoided by taking a few precautions, a University of Florida physiologist says.

GAINESVILLE — Combining computer technology with molecular biology — a union that may improve the study of disease development such as cancer — is the newest marriage of genetic sciences being forged by the University of Florida Genetics Institute.

GAINESVILLE — Contrary to public perception, home becomes a prison and the entire family is punished when criminal offenders are sentenced to house arrest, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE—When conventional drug therapy couldn’t help her arthritic collie, Pat Green tried one last option: the pins and needles of veterinary acupuncture.

GAINESVILLE—Young children infected with HIV have one substantial advantage over those who are older: a much greater capacity for immune system restoration when treated with a potent new class of AIDS drugs, according to a new University of Florida study.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—University of Florida scientists have successfully used gene therapy to control appetite and weight in obese animal models, they announced this week.

GAINESVILLE — Graveyard shifts can be killers, but employees whose schedules include the wee hours actually stay alert and are more attentive on the day shift than other shift workers, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE—Modern medicine can control most cases of asthma, but so many children don’t take their prescriptions as directed that health-care professionals and parents must constantly be alert for failure to follow doctor’s orders, a University of Florida physician warns.

GAINESVILLE—The millions of Americans who suffer from fibromyalgia live with a two-edged sword: excruciating pain, accompanied by the doubts of many who dismiss it as a made-up illness invented by a troubled mind.