University of Florida News Archive
2004 articles
Genes reveal new subspecies of tigerBiotech Centers Need Infusion Of State DollarsResearcher: priceline could allow repeat bidding, still profitHigh protein levels associated with remission and survival in patients with blood-borne cancersEmployees Bring Bad Moods Home, But They Disappear By MorningHome For The Holidays? Tips For Preserving The Ties That BindNew desalination technology taps waste heat from power plantsUF Researchers: New Fetal Heart Monitor Could Give Better Health Picture During LaborUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Point In 20 MonthsUF study: Bigfoot myth persists because it depicts humans' wild sideUF Receives Record $475.2 Million In Research Grants In 2003-04Kids with diabetes and other endocrine disorders face more bullying than others, UF study findsUF Expert: Reverse Mortgages Can Hurt Elderly, City EconomiesPeanuts Rival Fruit As Source Of Health-Promoting Antioxidants, UF Researchers Say$1 Million Gift Leads To $4 Million AIDS Research Position At UFUF study: Bigfoot myth persists because it depicts humans’ wild sideMore Than 2,000 Gator Graduates Expected To Participate In CeremoniesAre Christian ethics dead in America?UF Study: Blacks More Likely To Report Being Overwhelmed By Daily LifeUF Cardiologists Develop Heart Disease Risk Score For Women With Chest PainUF Study: Body Art Shows Gender PreferencesUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Unaffected By ElectionsIntruder Alert: New Method Provides Double Computer Crime-Solving EvidenceSPEAKING OUT: Florida’s biotech efforts must not leave sea behindUF Researchers: Lights From Beachfront Development Harm Endangered Beach MiceEmployee's first month on the job can predict turnover, UF study showsResearch: Intestinal Worms Not A Bad Thing — For Tadpoles, AnywaySeminole County inmates raise "beneficial bugs" for UF and USDA researchersUF study: sexual revolution began with 'silent generation' of '40s and '50sArsenic And Old Vats: UF Researchers Uncover Hidden Contamination SitesStudy reveals women like idea of skipping periods but want more informationUF Study: New York Leads In Snowbirds Moving Temporarily To FloridaTastes great! UF scientists find bacteria that improve foul-tasting waterJimmy Cheek named senior vp for agriculture and natural resourcesUF study: New York leads in snowbirds moving temporarily to FloridaUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Stagnant In Cooling EconomyUF expert: redesigned DNA points to future for "personalized" medicineUF Scientists Have Bionanotechnology Recipe To Find Elusive BacteriaUF Researcher Unearths Reports Of Serial Murder By ChildrenUF Researchers Show Mice Live Longer When They Slim Down After Gene TherapyHurricanes and Halloween: Florida bats on mosquito-feeding frenzySecondhand Exposure To Drugs May Be An Occupational Hazard For AnesthesiologistsHead Lice Study Supports Direct Contact Between Modern And Archaic HumansUF Researchers Reveal Secret Lives Of Genes During Spinal InjuryUF Study: Only Holders Of Brainy Jobs Get Paid For Emotional ToilWomen Misinterpret Health Benefits, Hazards Of Hormone TherapyUF Study: Brown-Nosing Works Better Than Boasting In Job Interviews"Strain Sensitive" Paint Highlights Flaws On Parts For Cars, PlanesUF Researchers Shine Light On New Explosives Detection MethodWachovia grant boosts UF-led school networkUF helps launch new Food Safety Institute of the AmericasAmendment 2: Assault on right to voteUF receives record $469.8 million in research grants in 2003-04UF Professor: Terrorist Attacks Akin To Launching Of Soviet SatelliteGOP's edge in Florida withersUF Scientist: "Brain" In A Dish Acts As Autopilot, Living ComputerUF Researchers Caution Against Using Sunscreen-DEET CombinationsUF audiologists sound alarm for awareness of motorcycle noise riskSaving candidate KerryAlpha-1 gene therapy safely tested in first three patientsUF Researchers Find Lack Of Physical Fitness Poses Weighty Problems For Heart HealthBackground Noise Jumbles Brain Circuits, UF Researchers FindScientists: burrowing owls use dung to "fish" for beetlesUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Little Changed By HurricanesUpdated list of UF sources available to discuss Ivan, HurricaneEl Niño May Bring Early End To Hurricane Season, But Little Help To Florida Farmers, UF Researcher SaysUF Scientists Combine Experimental Therapies To Fight Gene DisordersDisney exec named UF's new vp for university relationsUF Researchers Find Frozen North May Accelerate Global WarmingUF experts available to comment on insect problems after hurricanesFinancial Problems In Hurricanes' Wake Similar To Those Of 9-11Individual gene changes in complex structure traced, proving Darwin theorySea grass research points to changing coastal environmentUF researchers use viruses to cure plant diseaseUF, Harvard Researchers Put A Finger On Understanding How Limbs DevelopUF Researchers: Tree, Cotton Combination Reduces PollutionResearchers Devise Way To Detect Dangerous Brain Swelling In Diabetic ChildrenOrchid mania: exotic plant now the fastest growing segment of nation's $13 billion floriculture industrySea turtle health may benefit from new database of blood valuesLower gas prices, stock increases help boost Floridians’ confidenceUF professor: political foes gird for 2000 presidential election repeatLower gas prices, stock increases help boost Floridians' confidenceDNA In Nanotubes Serves As Gene Capturer For Medicine, Forensics, Etc.UF Develops Screening Tool To Prevent Wrong Patients From Receiving Parkinson's SurgerySchool Test Rewards Produce Growing Disparity Between Rich, PoorBush Policies Stray From Republican PrinciplesFair, responsible media debatable in VenezuelaNew nanotube films have high potential for consumer, military applicationsUF Researchers Discover Racial Disparities In Oral Cancer Treatment And SurvivalAstrophysicist Helps Crack A Black Hole Mystery: Energy JetsUnderstanding a third-culture kidNewly discovered plant gene could give boost to ornamentals, crop plants, treesUF Researcher: Black Radio Played Strong Role In Shaping Civil RightsFloridians slightly more confident amid improved economyUF scientists seek to spur research on overlooked migratory birdsUF sources available to comment on pending federal drug trade agreementUF Archaeology Team Unearths Oldest Known Brewery In AndesIn Hopeful Sign, Teens Who Try Condoms Like ThemNew Research: Increased Animal Disease A Hidden Cost Of DeforestationClassics Scholar: Modern Olympics, Like Ancient Ones, Rooted In GreeceIn Picking Leaders, Intelligence Secondary To Personality, UF Study ShowsFlorida's Hispanic population to grow more rapidly than that of stateUF College Of Medicine Researchers Report Link Between Overeating, Obesity And AddictionUF Faculty One-Book Reading Project Will Highlight DiversityNew TAME Melaleuca project attacks invasive tree in South FloridaInfants' Movements Can Signal A Form Of Autism, UF Study ShowsButterflies Can "Talk," UF Research SuggestsUF experts available to comment on convention, upcoming electionsEverglades Mercury In Sharp Decline, UF Researchers SayNew National Animal Identification System will guard against mad cow disease and animal health problemsNicaragua's Sandinista legacyU.S. Measures Strengthen FidelUF Study: Developed Shoreline May Attract, Not Deter, Water BirdsPeaceful It Is Not, But Universe May Be Less Violent Than Once ThoughtUF Researcher: New Low-Carb Potato To Debut In JanuaryNew Forecasts Could Offer Solution To Swarms Of Pesky MidgesNew Plant Could Halt One Of World's Most Damaging Tomato DiseasesMarriage Of Carbon Nanotubes, LEDS Shows Unexpectedly Bright ProspectsUF Scientists Correct Muscle Disorder In Mice By Delivering Gene Therapy To The WombUF research: oyster shells hold promise as water cleanserYoung Floridians Confident Amid Improved Economy; Seniors UncertainUF Obesity Research Suggests New Way To Beat Biochemical BottleneckLowly Weeds May Hold Promise For Curing Host Of Common Health WoesUF Geologists: New Technique Sheds Light On Maya HistoryOther viewpoints: Science, security lose as foreign-born enrollment dipsWeather Plays Major Role In Outcomes In Sport And Financial ArenasRedemption Of Mail-In Rebates Declines With Increased Time AllowanceUF Researchers Detect Blood Vessel Dysfunction Linked To Heart Disease In Children With DiabetesFinding A Clue To A Mysterious Kidney DiseaseDeep underground detector closes in on dark matterPersonality May Be Key To 'Psyching' Oneself Up For ExerciseMilitary, politics need to keep their distanceTo Be Effective, Anti-Drug Ads Should Focus On Thrill-Seeking TeensFor A Male Sand Goby, Playing "Mr. Mom" Is Key To Female’s HeartUF Lycopene-Extraction Method Could Find Use For Tons Of Discarded TomatoesCutting tumor supply lines may boost cancer treatments, UF professor saysHousing segregation persists in many parts of nation, study showsA First: UF Researchers Help Eradicate Exotic TermiteResearch Shows Boys Not Ignored Despite Beliefs To The ContraryIn Step Toward Ultrasmall Radio, UF Team Demonstrates On-Chip AntennaUF researchers pinpoint unlikely ally in cancer fightUF, Harvard Researchers Study Possibility Of Using Gene Therapy To Fight Rheumatoid ArthritisUF Study Reveals Flood Of Proteins Promotes Scarring In Vein GraftsEndangered Miami Blue Butterfly Gets New Lease On Life In UF Breeding ProgramOnce the pride of the South, old-growth longleaf pine forests almost goneRising gas prices help sink Florida consumer confidenceUF Researchers Use Essential Oil As Earth-Friendly PesticideUF survey: Florida consumer confidence steady in improved economyBarge vs. Bridge Experiments Set For Panhandle Waters; Aim To Increase SafetyUF Researchers Use Gel To Deliver Gene Therapy To Diaphragm MuscleFrom secrecy to sonnetsUF Researcher: Animals Think In Their Own Way, But Unlike HumansCommittees hold the secret to campaign financingUF Researcher: "Veiled" Organizations Secretly Sway Ballot MeasuresUF scientists show adult blood stem cells can transform into brain cells in peopleUF Study: Barren Siberia, Of All Places, May Be Original Home To Animal LifeStudent-built projectile could help soldiers detect bombs, chemicalsUF Study: Household Size Changes More For Elderly Blacks Than WhitesUF Engineer Redesigns Classic Archery Bow To Shoot Farther, EasierUF Researchers Find Important Habitat For Endangered Sea Turtle Off Florida's Fast-Developing CoastUF Study: Sibling Violence Leads To Battering In College DatingSuburban coyotes on the rise, UF professor saysU.S. policies do not serve national interestsUF Study: Mistaken Beliefs About Smoking Moms Can Influence MinoritiesUF Researchers: Equine Influenza Virus Likely Involved In Recent Respiratory Disease Outbreak In Racing GreyhoundsDiscarded Cell Phones, Printers, Keyboards, Etc. May Be Hazardous WasteUF Study: Neurotoxin Eliminates Pain-Transmitting Nerve Cells In Rats With Spinal Cord InjuryStudy: Young Blacks Less Attuned Than Whites To Noise-Induced Hearing LossStudy Shows St. John's Wort May Compromise Cancer Drug's Ability To Prevent RelapseUF Researchers Find National Kidney Transplant Failure Rate Is RisingChemists: nanocapsules show potential against overdoses in lab testsUF Study: Local, Regional Weather Patterns Sway Impact Of El Niño, La NiñaUF survey: Florida consumer confidence falls after terrorist attackDevelopment to cost Florida almost 3 million acres of rural land by 2020, UF expert warnsStudy: Supercontinent's Breakup Plunged Ancient Earth Into Big ChillUF Researchers Link World Trade Center Attack To Rise In Heart Arrhythmias In Florida PatientsUF Stem Cell Researchers Successfully Treat Diabetes In Mice By Coaxing Cells To ChangeUF Scientists Find Immune System Cells Fight Cancer's Return, Predict Outcome SoUF Researchers Explore Why Patients’ Pain Recall May Be More Than TotalUF Researchers Create New Low-Carb Food ProductBlack Police Officers In The South Still Face Racism, UF Researcher SaysGiraffes Get Nutritional Boost From New UF-Developed FoodUF survey: Florida consumer confidence steady amid conflicting indicatorsUF Study: People Unduly Gloomy In Positive Situations, Upbeat In Negative OnesUF experts say little-used procedure could help identify male bladder cancer patients at risk of recurrenceUF-developed transportation tools serve as model for nationUF Scientists Find Enzyme Protects Cells During Gene TherapyWorld-class researcher tapped to head Magnetic Field LaboratoryUF Botanists Help Create "Supertree" Of Evolution For Flowering PlantsUF Scientists Create The First Artificial System Capable Of EvolutionUF professor: living choices need new terms for aging baby boomersUF team builds rough-and-tumble robot car for LA-to-Vegas raceUF Researchers Link Blood Vessel Dysfunction To Poor Prognosis In WomenThe FDA Huffs, but Canadian Drugs Are OKUF Study: Gays, Blacks And Other Groups Stake Out New Roles In RodeoUSA Today Names Three UF Students To All-USA College Academic TeamGlobal Warming May Cut Production Of Key Protein Crop, PeanutsUF Researcher: Atlantic Corals Unique, Cannot Be Replaced If LostUF Researchers Probe Epilepsy Drug's Effect On ScarsUF Cardiologists Garner Federal Funds To Study Stress And The HeartUF Research Adds To Evidence That Unborn Children Hear ‘Melody’ Of SpeechUF Researchers One Step Closer To Folate-Enriched CropsAstronomers: Star May Be Biggest, Brightest Yet ObservedUF Study Suggests Dieters Shouldn’t Give Up - Slimming Hormone Waits To Be UnleashedUF Study: World Shark Attacks Sink Again, May Signal Long-Term TrendUF survey: economic turnaround boosts Florida consumer confidenceUF Tests: Experimental Nutrition Product Boosts Immune Function And Reduces Flu Symptoms In ElderlyUF Study: Testing Shopping Vouchers To Help Smokers Kick The HabitUF Among Top Universities In National Merit And Achievement ScholarsUF Excavation Finds Clues Of Cultural Blending In Seminole Indian LifeUF Study Suggests Life On Earth Sprang From Borax MineralsUF Researchers Find Nerve Cell Receptors For Sensing Cold May Be More Than Skin DeepAir-Conditioned Football Pads Developed By UF Scientists Could Help Players Stay Cool