University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A decade-old international effort to map the human genetic code is expected to wrap up this summer, giving scientists all the information they need to identify the genes behind diseases ranging from diabetes to heart disease.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Strokes, injuries and the aging process often rob elderly people of the ability to care for themselves, but pumping iron can help restore some independence to the most incapacitated, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Florida and the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—If you have a headache, an aspirin will cure what ails you. If your child has a persistent ear infection, a common antibiotic will usually do the trick. But when it comes to cancer, it’s rarely that simple.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—With the stroke of a brush coated with a new topical fluoride treatment, dentists can paint a lasting smile for children in an easy, safe and cost-effective way, a new University of Florida study shows.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A drug that indirectly attacks tumors by destroying the blood vessels that feed them substantially boosts the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer medications in laboratory animals, new University of Florida research shows.