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Ancient DNA helps UF researchers unearth potential hemophilia therapy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A cut can be life-threatening for people with hemophilia, whose bodies don’t produce enough of a protein that prevents prolonged bleeding.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, February 27, 2006.

A better tool to study role of iron in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineers have found a way to pinpoint and identify the tiny iron oxide particles associated with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases in the brain.

Filed under Research, Health, Engineering, Aging, Sciences on Thursday, February 23, 2006.

UF scientists reveal ancient origin of vertebrate skeleton

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists have found that people have an ancient skeleton in their closets — a skeleton personified today by a jawless, eel-like fish.

Filed under Research, Health, Sciences on Wednesday, February 22, 2006.

UF study: Excuses hurt job productivity when performing simple tasks

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Giving employees a built-in excuse for lousy performance in humdrum or nasty tasks also gives them a way out of doing a good job, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Business on Tuesday, February 21, 2006.

Children in the South face higher health risks

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children living in the South are up to three times more likely to battle poor health and its consequences — including obesity, teen pregnancy and death — than those in all other regions of the United States, even if they receive the same medical care, a new University of Florida study reveals.

Filed under Research, Health on Tuesday, February 14, 2006.

UF scientists trace origin of shark’s electric sense

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sharks are known for their almost uncanny ability to detect electrical signals while hunting and navigating.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, February 6, 2006.

Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Much as the famed starship Enterprise would deploy a deflector shield to evade enemy attack, tumor cells are capable of switching on a molecular force field of their own to fend off treatments aimed at killing them. Now University of Florida researchers have found a chink in their armor.

Filed under Research, Health on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.