Losing weight sometimes seems like a losing battle; most people who drop pounds by restricting the number of calories they eat eventually regain the lost weight. That’s because hormonal changes associated with weight loss prod people to eat more as the body tries to defend itself against the perceived “hardship.” Researchers at the University of [...]

Reaching over to make the bed or bending to get a grocery bag might not be the typical idea of being physically active. But all those everyday movements add up and could contribute to health benefits, especially among older adults – even if it’s not clear just how much energy seniors are exerting. Previous research [...]

 Saying that the planned Clinical and Translational Research Building at UF will be a “a huge boon to our research efforts and our preventive health activities,” UF President Bernie Machen and other officials broke ground for a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. “For the first time clinical research [...]

The University of Florida today will launch construction on its new Clinical and Translational Research Building, a new home for research that will speed scientific discoveries to patients. Set for completion in January 2013, the $45 million, 120,000-square-foot complex will spark collaboration and spur medical advances by bringing together research teams from a range of [...]

Structured exercise and physical activity programs should be covered by insurance as a way to promote health and reduce health care costs, especially among high health-risk populations such as those who have diabetes. So says Marco Pahor, M.D., director of the University of Florida Institute on Aging, in an editorial Wednesday, May 4, in the [...]

Restricting calories extends life and slows a range of age-related disorders in mice, rats and other organisms. But even after eight decades of research on the subject, scientists are still unclear just how caloric restriction exerts its age-battling influence. Now, for the first time in mammals, researchers at the University of Florida and colleagues at [...]

University of Florida scientists have identified a key cellular process involved in age-related damage to the liver — and ways to reverse that damage by manipulating genes or administering certain drugs. The findings could ultimately help shorten the national liver transplant waiting list by allowing the use of livers donated by older adults. “If we [...]

The University of Florida Institute on Aging on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of its Health Promotion Center, a new resource that features more than 7,000 square feet of unique space for research trials. Inside the facility, study participants can walk on a 200-foot cushioned indoor track, balance on ballet-style bars set in a mirror-paneled [...]

Tooth discoloration is, understandably, a concern and a research area for dentists. But grapefruit discoloration? Ever since her recent move into the Emerging Pathogens Institute, Ozlem Yilmaz, D.D.S., Ph.D., a dentist and associate professor in the College of Dentistry, doesn’t think it’s all that strange. Talking with plant pathologists in her building, she found out [...]