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UF engineer’s circuit to help enable miniature medical implants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida engineering researcher is helping to pave the way for tiny implanted medical devices that could one day administer medicine to ill patients, help disabled people use artificial limbs or perform other therapeutic tasks within the body.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research on Tuesday, December 18, 2007.

Too much fructose could leave dieters sugar shocked

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here’s one tip for how to eat at the holidays: Don’t take your cues from Santa. The sugary cookies and fat-laden fruitcakes the mythical North Pole resident eats are a no-no. But you don’t have to go no-carb to stay fit at the holidays, either, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, December 12, 2007.

Brain stem cells sensitive to space radiation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Measures to protect astronauts from health risks caused by space radiation will be important during extended missions to the moon or Mars, say researchers in a paper currently online in Experimental Neurology.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, December 11, 2007.

Breast MRI spots other cancers, may alter treatment plan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In about 20 percent of women with breast cancer who plan to undergo a lumpectomy, breast magnetic resonance imaging reveals important diagnostic information that alters their treatment plan, University of Florida surgeons reported today (Dec. 5).

Filed under Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, December 5, 2007.

UF study examines heart risks of stimulants in children with ADHD

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stimulant medications used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may be responsible for an increased number of visits to the emergency room or doctor’s office because of cardiac symptoms, but deaths or serious heart complications are rare, a new University of Florida study reveals.

Filed under Health, Research on Monday, December 3, 2007.