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UF study strengthens concerns about long-term use of certain painkillers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Painkillers such as ibuprofen, naxopren and celecoxib provide needed relief for many patients who have chronic pain. But an ongoing source of contention is whether those drugs and others in their class known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are linked to harmful health effects.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, July 21, 2011.

Genetic analysis of costly cattle disease may aid in vaccine development

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine say proteins common to multiple strains of Anaplasma marginale, a tick-borne pathogen that costs the U.S. cattle industry millions of dollars annually and is even more devastating in developing countries, could hold the key to developing an effective vaccine against the disease.

Filed under Business, Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

UF scientists devise way to sort brain cells for potential transplants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists have discovered a way to separate the neural wheat from the chaff during the process of generating brain cells for potential patient therapies.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

Combining therapies appears safe, may benefit patients with advanced liver cancer, UF scientists say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Few treatments exist for patients with advanced primary liver cancer, but University of Florida researchers have found a new way to broaden the range of options and potentially improve health outcomes by combining two treatments.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, July 5, 2011.