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UF researcher maps how age, gender can affect risk to radiation exposure
(17 Mar 2010)
Doctors have a clearer picture than ever before of how much radiation reaches sensitive tissues during routine X-rays and similar imaging, thanks to sophisticated models of the human body being developed at the University of Florida."We’re building ...
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Roving ‘Sonic hedgehog’ gene may change scientists’ understanding of limb growth
(11 Mar 2010)
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice — the layer of cells that creates the skin. Named for a video game ...
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UF researchers find cancer-fighting properties in papaya tea
(10 Mar 2010)
The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations. University of Florida researcher Nam Dang, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in Japan have documented papaya’s dramatic ...
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Distinct type of virus found in cancer tissue of HIV-positive patients with lymphoma
(25 Feb 2010)
University of Florida researchers studying samples from HIV-positive patients who died with a type of cancer called non-Hodgkins lymphoma have discovered the existence of two different HIV-1 populations — one that infects normal tissues and another ...
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Dolphins could be ideal model to study human cervical cancer, UF veterinarians say
(22 Feb 2010)
After testing dozens of samples from marine mammals, University of Florida aquatic animal health experts say they have found the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people. "We discovered that dolphins get multiple infections of ...
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UF researchers continue ‘extraordinary measures’ to tackle Pompe disease
(28 Jan 2010)
As scientists work to find new treatments for Pompe disease, University of Florida researchers are hopeful that gene therapy will help patients in the late stages of the disease breathe on their own. Clinical trials of a gene therapy for ...
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University of Florida to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease
(17 Dec 2009)
Even with devastating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, doctors can reach into their medical bags to find something to help a patient. But they come up empty-handed when they try to help the vast majority of patients with ataxia — ...
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Effort to regenerate damaged spinal cords turns to new model
(11 Dec 2009)
For more than 400 years, scientists have studied the amazing regenerative power of salamanders, trying to understand how these creatures routinely repair injuries that would usually leave humans and other mammals paralyzed - or worse. Now, fueled by ...
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Small addition to cancer drug may make big difference
(10 Dec 2009)
University of Florida researchers have found a way to use just a fraction of the normal dosage of a highly toxic, debilitating chemotherapy drug to achieve even better results against colon cancer cells. More research is needed before the therapy ...
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UF scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact
(08 Dec 2009)
A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a multidisciplinary team at the University of ...
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