Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 9:53 - 0 Comments

Gut bacteria imparity tied to type 1 diabetes

U. FLORIDA (US)—The variety of bacteria in the digestive tract is strongly linked to whether a child will develop type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 8, 2010 16:47 - 2 Comments

Relationship honesty? Depends on who you ask

U. FLORIDA (US)—A woman is happier when her partner reveals his true self rather than engaging in false behaviors to try and please her, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 9:39 - 4 Comments

Snip eases breastfeeding for some babies

U. FLORIDA (US)—Many doctors don’t perform a simple procedure that would make breastfeeding easier for some babies because they believe it’s not medically necessary. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 12:10 - 1 Comment

Consumers caught in net of imposter fish

U. FLORIDA (US)—More than half of seafood-eating adults say they would pay more if a labeling program guaranteed that what they were eating—and had paid for—was actually fresh Florida grouper and not an imposter farm-raised fish of lesser quality from thousands of miles away. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 17, 2010 16:42 - 0 Comments

Rush to sample algae as Gulf oil spill grows

U. FLORIDA (US)—In a race against time, marine researchers are hurrying to collect underwater marine algae samples in the Florida Keys while an ever-growing Gulf oil spill steadily migrates toward Florida, already reaching the Emerald Coast in the Panhandle. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 8, 2010 10:01 - 0 Comments

Tree-ring dating rewrites home’s history

U. FLORIDA (US)—Researchers recently joined forces to settle a question for historians working to renovate one of the oldest properties in St. Augustine, Florida: the Ximénez-Fatio house. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 14:32 - 1 Comment

Malaria holds steady as global temps rise

U. FLORIDA (US)—Global warming is expected to have little effect on the spread of malaria, largely due to current control efforts and development, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 20, 2010 10:54 - 4 Comments

Hey, this invasive crab’s not all bad

BROWN (US)—A mysterious foreigner washed up on the New Jersey shore in 1988. The Asian shore crab likely arrived in ballast from commercial ships. Instead of wreaking havoc, researchers have found the crab has carved out a hospitable niche and in fact gets along just fine with native species. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 7, 2010 14:49 - 0 Comments

Is night vision the next mobile must-have?

U. FLORIDA (US)—Engineers have developed a night vision imaging device that’s paper-thin, lightweight, and inexpensive to produce, making it a possible add-on to cell phone cameras—and even eyeglasses—once it is enlarged. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 3, 2010 11:21 - 2 Comments

Microchip makes sure the medicine goes down

U. FLORIDA (US)—No more sneaking medicine under the pillow. Engineers have come up with a prototype of a standard pill capsule that includes a tiny microchip and digestible antenna that automatically sends an alert when medicine is ingested. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 24, 2010 12:47 - 4 Comments

Why dolphins get the virus, not the cancer

U. FLORIDA (US)—Aquatic animal health experts say they have found the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people: dolphins. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2010 7:55 - 1 Comment

Caffeine cocktail: Wide awake and drunk

U. FLORIDA (US) —Adding a jolt of caffeine to alcohol—Red Bull with vodka, for example—has become the cocktail of choice for some college-age adults. However, the combination may make it more difficult to gauge intoxication. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 5, 2010 12:10 - 0 Comments

Sizable snail threatens endangered bird

U. FLORIDA (US)—A huge South American snail is wreaking havoc on its predator, the snail kite, an endangered Everglades bird of prey. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 22, 2010 12:37 - 1 Comment

Breath test: Ouch-free sensors

U. FLORIDA—A tiny sensor that analyzes breath and saliva may provide inexpensive—and painless—diagnosis and monitoring for a variety of diseases, including diabetes, asthma, and breast cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2009 11:39 - 0 Comments

Phone records predict malaria’s next move

U. FLORIDA (US)—Researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2009 13:35 - 1 Comment

CSI: Shark edition

U. FLORIDA (US)—Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with forensics that identify the culprits by the unique chomp they put on their victims, similar to using fingerprints to solve a crime. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 20, 2009 12:34 - 1 Comment

Infrared scanners scope out early cancer

U. FLORIDA (US)—Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients’ bodies. Now, an engineering researcher is designing ones capable of “seeing” beneath the surface of tissues. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2009 17:26 - 3 Comments

Surgery-free diagnosis with optical biopsy

U. FLORIDA (US)—Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer, but women still have to endure medical costs, stress, and potential complications that accompany invasive procedures. A new tool could make it possible for women to have biopsies without surgical intervention. (more…)

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