University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call it the cellular equivalent of big glasses, a funny nose and a fake mustache.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers used gene therapy to restore sight in mice with a form of hereditary blindness, a finding that has bearing on many of the most common blinding diseases.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Juice boxes look harmless enough, with those kid-size, bendable straws and promises of 100 percent vitamin C.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have identified specific human genes targeted by a virus believed to cause Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer associated with AIDS and with organ transplants that causes patches of red or purple tissue to grow under people’s skin.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College is hard enough. But throw in end-of-semester exams, term papers and standardized tests, and there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Enter Ritalin, the latest drug of choice among sleep-deprived students struggling to make the grade.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have revealed how the inhaled form of anthrax paralyzes the body’s defenses and prevents immune cells from reaching the site of infection.