As a carrier of as many as 100 types of germs, the common house fly is hardly as innocuous as its name might suggest. Military personnel know this firsthand, and their need for effective fly control has helped University of Florida researchers create an innovative new fly control device.
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Monday, May 21, 2012FSU: Musical pacifier invention to help premature babies one lullaby at a time
Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any life-threatening issues, they face ongoing, and typically unpleasant, medical procedures, long hospital stays and increased chances of chronic health issues throughout their lives. To help address one of their biggest problems — learning how to suck and feed — Florida State University has announced the availability of the Pacifier Activated Lullaby (PAL) device to hospitals around the world. ..
Read More ⇒Monday, May 21, 2012New research dashes notions of benign brain plaque
The time may have come to scrub the idea that brain plaque — deposits of protein that clog passages between brain cells — might not be all that bad. University of Florida researchers have discovered that people with no signs of dementia during their lives, even though their brains contained the debris typical of Alzheimer’s disease, probably would have experienced health problems had they lived longer, according to a study to appear this week in the open access journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. ..
Read More ⇒Friday, May 18, 2012USF Health part of national resveratrol study for Alzheimer’s disease
The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute has been selected as one of the sites for a federally-sponsored clinical study testing whether resveratrol can alter or delay memory deterioration and daily functioning in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. ..
Read More ⇒Thursday, May 17, 2012Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds
A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection. ..
Read More ⇒Thursday, May 17, 2012UF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world’s largest snake
University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa — and one of the only animals the world’s largest snake could not have eaten. ..
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