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Study of HIV increase in Pakistan could benefit other research

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rates of HIV have increased in Pakistan’s general population, as the virus has spread beyond at-risk groups to women and their children, according to an international team of researchers, including a University of Florida scientist.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

In the Chest Pain E.R., a new testing routine means fewer missed heart disease cases

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doing things a little differently in the emergency room could mean fewer missed cases of heart disease, according to physicians at the University of Florida.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

UF expert: In the quest to cure Type 1 diabetes, scientists must develop better research standards

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A cure for Type 1 diabetes has been the holy grail of researchers worldwide since the first clinical trials seeking to cure the disease began some three decades ago. But despite many advances, the target still seems just out of reach. That point was made frustratingly clear for scientists worldwide this year when several clinical trials that had held great promise based on laboratory studies yielded disappointing results.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

New measurements prove it: Active older adults less likely to become cognitively impaired, UF researchers find

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Reaching over to make the bed or bending to get a grocery bag might not be the typical idea of being physically active. But all those everyday movements add up and could contribute to health benefits, especially among older adults — even if it’s not clear just how much energy seniors are exerting.

Filed under Aging, Health, Research on Thursday, August 11, 2011.

Researchers look for new ways to get teens to take their medicine

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Skipping doses of medicine or taking it at the wrong times can worsen a patient’s condition and lead to costly complications — even organ rejection in patients who have undergone a kidney transplant.

Filed under Family, Health, Research on Wednesday, August 10, 2011.

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.

UF researchers find bacterial imbalances linked to deadly disease that strikes infants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New findings by the University of Florida may help lead to a cure for a deadly disease that primarily afflicts premature newborns.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, June 30, 2011.