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Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
— 8 Mar 2011 14:08 | Geology and palaeontologyA University of Florida study demonstrates extinction's ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led to the disappearance…
UF Pine Island pollen study leads to revision of state's ancient geography
— 3 Mar 2011 13:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new University of Florida study of 45-million-year-old pollen from Pine Island west of Fort Myers has led to a new understanding of the state's geologic history, showing Florida could…
UF study traces global red imported fire ant invasions to southern US
— 26 Feb 2011 16:48 | BiologyRed imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, new University of…
Revisited human-worm relationships shed light on brain evolution
— 10 Feb 2011 18:43 | Biology'Man is but a worm' was the title of a famous caricature of Darwin's ideas in Victorian England. Now, 120 years later, a molecular analysis of mysterious marine creatures unexpectedly…
Course correction needed for Alzheimer's therapies, experts warn
— 27 Jan 2011 18:08 | HealthMisaligned research, medical challenges and harsh economics are thwarting efforts to slow the destructive course of Alzheimer's disease in the United States, according to a trio of…
Go figure: Math model may help researchers with stem cell, cancer therapies
— 21 Jan 2011 18:41 | HealthThe difficult task of sorting and counting prized stem cells and their cancer-causing cousins has long frustrated scientists looking for new ways to help people who have progressive…
Researchers use math, maps to plot malaria elimination plan
— 30 Oct 2010 17:17 | HealthTwo University of Florida researchers and their international colleagues have used mathematical models and maps to estimate the feasibility of eliminating malaria from countries that…
UF research provides new understanding of bizarre extinct mammal
— 12 Oct 2010 09:31 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Florida researchers presenting new fossil evidence of an exceptionally well-preserved 55-million-year-old North American mammal have found it shares a common ancestor…
UF study: Emotional effects of heavy combat can be lifelong for veterans
— 7 Oct 2010 16:36 | HealthThe trauma from hard combat can devastate veterans until old age, even as it influences others to be wiser, gentler and more accepting in their twilight years, a new University of Florida…
Scientists find link in humans between nerve cell production, memory
— 26 Aug 2010 19:31 | HealthProduction of new nerve cells in the human brain is linked to learning and memory, according to a new study from the University of Florida. The research is the first to show such a…