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Blocking enzyme helps fat-burning hormone fight obesity

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Blocking an enzyme that prevents a fat-burning hormone from doing its job in people who are overweight could lead to a new way to treat obesity, University of Florida researchers have found.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, October 25, 2005.

CT scan can spare some head and neck cancer patients surgery

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some patients with head and neck cancer can be safely spared the risk and expense of surgery by undergoing a CT scan to predict whether the disease is in check after radiation therapy, according to study findings University of Florida doctors released today (Oct. 18) at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

Biomarker test may give early warning of brain woes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A way to detect fragments of broken brain cells that leak into the bloodstream may help doctors more quickly and precisely treat people with severe head injuries or brain diseases, say researchers at the University of Florida’s McKnight Brain Institute.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, October 13, 2005.

UF study: Women in mid-life want doctors to discuss risks of sex

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sex for newly single women can be a wonderful experience, but it puts them at risk for disease if doctors think they are too old for intimate relationships, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Aging, Family, Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, October 12, 2005.

Middle school girls catching up to boys in delinquency

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The gender gap for bad behavior in middle school is narrowing, with girls displaying more delinquency and aggression than their male classmates, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Family, Gender, Health, Law, Research on Wednesday, October 5, 2005.