Posts Tagged ‘University of Florida’
Why your ‘seesaw’ brain can’t stay on task
U. FLORIDA (US) — When we try to concentrate on a specific task, different parts of our brain are in a constant battle for control behind the scenes. Continue…
Thursday, April 11, 2013 14:08 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2013 14:01 - 0 Comments
Dual therapies treat blindness in dogs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Two kinds of therapy may be a knockout combo against inherited blindness. The study focused on impaired dogs, but the remedy may help people, too. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 16:25 - 1 Comment
To heal heart, treat depression, too
COLUMBIA U. (US) —Treating people for depression after a heart attack could reduce the risk of death or another attack, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 9:57 - 0 Comments
Tool keeps track of at-risk older drivers
U. FLORIDA (US) — A free, online tool will help caregivers and family members identify drivers age 65 and older who may be at risk of driving problems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 21, 2013 9:46 - 0 Comments
Give-and-take helps hyenas, people coexist
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Motion-detection cameras show that in the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, the Maasai people and their livestock coexist fairly happily with carnivores that include hyenas, lions, and bat-eared foxes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2013 12:13 - 3 Comments
Saber-tooth cat was a Florida native
U. FLORIDA (US) — A new genus and species of saber-toothed cat may be a missing link to and direct ancestor of Smilodon, a cat that went extinct about 11,000 years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2013 16:53 - 0 Comments
Gene x3 helps corn grow in acidic soil
U. FLORIDA (US) — A genetic variation makes it possible for corn to grow in soil that contains high levels of aluminum, a chemical that is toxic to many plants. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 11, 2013 10:41 - 0 Comments
Fossils of ‘alligator-like’ animals found in Panama
U. FLORIDA (US) — Paleontologists have found remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a hippo-like mammal during recent excavations in the Panama Canal. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 4, 2013 6:38 - 0 Comments
Dengue may rise if rival mosquitoes don’t mate
U. FLORIDA (US) — If female yellow fever mosquitoes start snubbing the courtship efforts of Asian tiger males, their numbers could rise, increasing the threat of dengue in Florida, experts say. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 27, 2013 12:25 - 2 Comments
Tool for biofuel may live in termite guts
PURDUE (US) — The biology behind termite digestion may lead to a better way to break down biomass and make biofuels, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 26, 2013 11:51 - 0 Comments
Tourists’ photos could aid whale shark research
U. FLORIDA (US) — Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish, but the body of scientific knowledge surrounding them is surprisingly small. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 17:31 - 0 Comments
Treat meth withdrawal like chronic disease
U. FLORIDA (US) — Changes in the brains of mice going through methamphetamine withdrawal are similar to the neurological changes seen in brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 30, 2013 11:06 - 0 Comments
Reef was crawling with crabs when it died
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have found an amazingly diverse record of 100-million-year-old crustaceans on a fossil reef in northern Spain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 15:08 - 0 Comments
Tiny cookiecutter sharks snack on great whites
U. FLORIDA (US) — The great white shark occasionally becomes prey for a lone predator one-tenth its size. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 14:18 - 3 Comments
New way to test hearing loss drugs in people
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well new drugs work. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2013 14:30 - 0 Comments
To stop cholera in Haiti, vaccinate some—not all
U. FLORIDA (US) — Vaccinating less than half the population could shut down the two-year cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 24, 2012 10:42 - 1 Comment
Curriculum gives kids tools to get along
U. FLORIDA (US) — A new curriculum could help at-risk students with significant behavioral problems learn to calm aggressive tendencies and solve social conflicts. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 17, 2012 14:27 - 4 Comments
Plants in space: No gravity required
U. FLORIDA (US) — Seeds in space sprout pretty much the same way they do here on Earth, even without gravity, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 4, 2012 17:13 - 0 Comments
‘Unique’ butterfly species found in Jamaica
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have discovered a new butterfly that’s about the size of a thumbnail in Jamaica’s last remaining wilderness. (more…)
