University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Physicians may be able to unleash the deadly side of a helpful free radical scavenger in the fight against cancer, say researchers at the University of Florida Health Science Center.
Scientists have slightly changed the molecular structure of a naturally occurring enzyme that protects cells by disarming destructive molecules called free radicals, causing […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have long viewed the network of blood vessels tumors create to siphon oxygen and other nutrients from the body as a potential target for therapies geared toward stopping tumors in their tracks. But efforts to block blood vessel development or impede existing vessels in tumors in the lab haven’t met with as much success as some had hoped.