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UF researcher maps how age, gender can affect risk to radiation exposure |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- 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. |
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UF pharmacy researcher urges caution in reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes, coronary disease |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For patients with diabetes and heart disease, less isn’t always more — at least when it comes to blood pressure. |
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Americans who visit rural western states face a greater risk of suicide |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Suicide has geographical differences, with people in the rural mountains of the West more likely than those in the more urbanized East to take their own lives, a new University of Florida study shows. |
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Roving ‘Sonic hedgehog’ gene may change scientists’ understanding of limb growth |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- 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. |
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UF researchers find cancer-fighting properties in papaya tea |
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GAINESVILLE, FL. --- The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations. |
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