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UF receives $12.2 million to establish national network of scientists

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Imagine a Web site like Facebook, but instead of using it to share videos or post quizzes like “What ’80s song are you?” scientists could scour a national network of researchers, only a few mouse clicks separating them from information needed for a scientific breakthrough.

Filed under Health, Research, Technology on Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Improved hearing aid technology also benefits economy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New technology that dramatically improves the effectiveness of hearing aids stands to help millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss, says a University of Florida professor whose research helped to develop the product.

Filed under Aging, Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Health, Research on Thursday, October 15, 2009.

Goodbye ‘R’ rule? Oyster pathogen test may help make shellfish safer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The oyster lover’s axiom of edibility — that this shellfish is safest to eat in any month with an “r” in it — may soon become somewhat of a culinary anachronism, thanks to a new food-safety test developed with help from the University of Florida.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Health, Research on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

UF researchers find triggers in cells’ transition from colitis to cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer and how it might be prevented.

Filed under Health, Research on Monday, October 12, 2009.

UF study: Exercise improves body image for fit and unfit alike

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research, Sciences on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

UF to receive $29.5 million in Recovery Act funds to begin study of whether exercise prevents disability in older adults

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will receive $29.5 million in federal stimulus funds over the next two years from the National Institute on Aging to begin a six-year study on whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major movement disability in older adults.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

UF study: Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

Scientists join forces to explain HIV spread in central and east Africa

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists studying biology and geography may seem worlds apart, but together they have answered a question that has defied explanation about the spread of the HIV-1 epidemic in Africa.

Filed under Health, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

House-infesting brown dog tick becoming resistant to common pesticides, UF experts say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s bad enough that the Southeast is bedeviled by a tick that doesn’t mind taking up residence inside homes.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

Statewide study shows algae toxin a minor threat, say UF experts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A toxin produced by freshwater algae has garnered plenty of media coverage in recent years, but a new University of Florida study shows there’s little cause for concern about its presence in Florida lakes.
Researchers analyzed water taken from 187 lakes in 38 counties during a one-year period, and found that almost three-quarters [...]

Filed under Environment, Florida, Health, Research on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.