Women’s pelvic pain often goes underreported, untreated

Posted On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although many women experience pelvic pain in their late teens and early 20s, a new University of Florida Health study indicates that only a small fraction of these women report their symptoms to their doctors and seek treatment, leaving some health problems unresolved. Up to 72 percent of ...

UF Faculty Finds Some Mind-Body Therapies may reduce effects of functional bowel disorders

Posted On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although some health care providers may overlook alternative therapies when treating functional bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, University of Florida faculty members have found evidence that hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy may benefit patients suffering from these diseases. Led by researchers Oliver Grundmann of the UF ...

UF Faculty Finds Some Mind-Body Therapies May Reduce Effects of Functional Bowel Disorders

Posted On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although some health care providers may overlook alternative therapies when treating functional bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, University of Florida faculty members have found evidence that hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy may benefit patients suffering from these diseases. Led by researchers Oliver Grundmann of the UF ...

First preeminence funding to advance new research frontiers

Posted On Monday, October 14, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a computerized world generating colossal amounts of information, many experts believe the emerging science of big data will lead to bold new insights in fields from biology to business. Now, a team of University of Florida scientists, engineers, artists, educators, natural scientists and others will help to ...

Researchers Find Potential Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s

Posted On Monday, October 7, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Oral bacteria from poor dental hygiene have been linked to brain tissue degeneration, according to new evidence from an international team of researchers, including one at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. UF’s Lakshmyya Kesavalu, an associate professor in the College of Dentistry department of periodontology, and ...

UF Receives Grant to Join National Metabolomics Consortium

Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– To help chart the course of biomedical discovery in the newest of the “-omics” frontiers, the University of Florida today launched the Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics with a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. An emerging field, metabolomics is the study of small ...

Survey Finds Concern About Impact of Interest Rates on Florida Real Estate Markets

Posted On Friday, September 13, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rising interest rates could dampen the recovery of Florida’s real estate market, a new University of Florida survey suggests. A look at the second quarter of this year found the general investment outlook for all sectors of the market declined for the first time in two years, according ...

Majority of Teens Think Prescription Stimulant use is a Problem Among Peers

Posted On Thursday, September 5, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —Two-thirds of young people surveyed said the use of prescription stimulants is a moderate-to-large problem among youth, according to a new University of Florida study. Nearly 15 percent said they had used a prescription stimulant, the study shows, and almost 12 percent reported diverting medications by giving their ...

Scoring System Could Help Reduce Adverse Drug Events in Hospital Patients

Posted On Thursday, August 29, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers are working closely with colleagues at UF Health to identify hospital patients at greatest risk for preventable adverse drug events. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Foundation has awarded a two-year, $499,000 grant to College of Pharmacy researcher Almut Winterstein, to lead ...

UF Lands $8 Million Federal Award for Supercomputing Research

Posted On Monday, July 1, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida on Thursday received an $8 million federal award and was named one of six universities nationwide tapped to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems. The award from the National Nuclear Security Administration and accompanying designation as ...

UF Study Finds Brain-Imaging Technique Can Help Diagnose Movement Disorders

Posted On Monday, June 17, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Utilizing the diffusion tensor imaging technique, as it is known, could allow clinicians to assess people earlier, leading to ...

Activation of Cell Death Gene Triggered Loss of Phallus in Bird Evolution

Posted On Monday, June 10, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida Genetics Institute have discovered how, at the genetic level, different bird species either develop or do not develop phalluses, a finding that may help scientists better understand how embryonic growth and development are regulated and how evolutionary changes arise. They reported ...

UF/IFAS Storm-Preparation Expert Tailors Planning Guide for Floridians

Posted On Sunday, June 2, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it comes to natural disasters, Florida — with hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, wildfires and flooding — certainly has more than its share. And a University of Florida storm-preparation expert says that’s good reason for Floridians to spend a bit of time planning for such emergencies. This being ...

Anti-cancer drug viewed as possible Alzheimer’s treatment doesn’t work in UF study

Posted On Sunday, May 26, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An anti-cancer drug about to be tested in a clinical trial by a biomedical company in Ohio as a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has failed to work with the same type of brain plaques that plague Alzheimer’s patients, according to results of a study by University ...

Aspirin Not Always Best Treatment For Many Individuals

Posted On Saturday, May 18, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , ,   
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as they assess whether a patient would benefit from a daily dose of the drug. Approximately 50 million people ...

New Book Tackles Myths, Misperceptions About Marijuana

Posted On Saturday, May 11, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , ,   
New Book Tackles Myths GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than half of Americans now think marijuana should be legalized, according to survey results the Pew Research Center released in April. But could an inaccurate understanding about modern marijuana and the dangers it poses — particularly to adolescents — be skewing people’s opinions on the subject? Yes, ...

Florida Expert: Keep Pets, Livestock Away From False Parasol Mushrooms

Posted On Saturday, May 4, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
Livestock Away From False Parasol MushroomsGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dogs are notorious for eating just about anything, and the nastier, the better — which is why a University of Florida expert is advising canine owners to keep an eye out for poisonous mushrooms as summer approaches. One particularly common species is known scientifically as Chlorophyllum molybdites and ...

Better Data Needed in Determining Sea Turtle Population Trends

Posted On Saturday, April 27, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , , ,   
sea turtle population trends GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sea turtle populations may be increasing — or decreasing — but by using the most common method of simply counting nests or nesting females there is no way to know for sure, a University of Florida research team reports in the journal PLOS ONE today. The study suggests ...
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