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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

USF brain repair researchers prominent in Aging and Disease special issue

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University of South Florida researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair have published several articles in a special issue of the journal Aging and Disease, a peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on issues relating to the biology of aging and innovative therapies. The journal’s December 2010 issue is dedicated to research on the aging brain, the role of inflammation, and potential therapies for brain repair, including stem cell transplantation and other methods to therapeutically “tinker” with, or “modulate,” the inflammatory response. ..

Monday, November 29, 2010

Scripps Florida Kicks Off Third Season of Front Lines of Hope Discussion Series

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JUPITER, FL.– A full house is expected when the third season of the highly acclaimed Front Lines of Hope discussion series at The Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter opens this coming Thursday, December 9. This invitation-only event will feature two of the institute’s nationally known scientists, Department of Molecular Therapeutics Chair Patrick R. Griffin, Ph.D., and Professor Donald Phinney, Ph.D. ..

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Monday, May 21, 2012
FSU: Musical pacifier invention to help premature babies one lullaby at a time

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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. ..
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Monday, May 21, 2012
New research dashes notions of benign brain plaque

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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. ..
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Friday, May 18, 2012
USF Health part of national resveratrol study for Alzheimer’s disease

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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. ..
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds

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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. ..
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
UF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world’s largest snake

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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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