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New standards needed for elderly, disabled to remain in homes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Build it and they will stay” would be wise policy with today’s growing number of elderly and disabled people who want to remain in their own homes, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Aging, Business, Health, Research on Monday, June 30, 2008.

Computer engineers: Virtual patients also experience racial bias

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For black people, it doesn’t matter whether their color shows up in pigments or pixels. Doctors may be less likely to heed their complaints either way.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Health, Race, Research on Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain

Video | Audio interview with Justin Sanchez
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken the concept a step further, devising a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain [...]

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.

Stem cell discovery sheds light on placenta development

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers studying embryonic stem cells have explored the first fork in the developmental road, getting a new look at what happens when fertilized eggs differentiate to build either an embryo or a placenta.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research, Sciences on Monday, June 9, 2008.

Visiting the South’s ‘stroke buckle’ increases risk of stroke death

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It might not only be the state of your health but also the state you visit that increases the chances of dying from a stroke, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research, Sciences on Thursday, June 5, 2008.

Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called “French paradox” lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.