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Less is more for label readers, UF research shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Apparently, most grocery-store goers shop for what they don’t want.

Filed under Research, Health on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.

Problem forgetting may be a natural mechanism gone awry

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Better tie that string around your finger a little tighter.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Monday, February 19, 2007.

Better designed roadway intersections can boost older drivers’ performance

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Changes in roadway intersection design can keep older drivers safer and on the road longer, report University of Florida researchers in the current issue of Traffic Injury Prevention.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Wednesday, February 14, 2007.

Psychiatric symptoms, strep possibly linked in some children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research suggests that strep infections in children may increase involuntary movements and disruptive behaviors associated with some psychiatric disorders.

Filed under Research, Health on Tuesday, February 6, 2007.