Several hundred babies are born in the United States each year with an inherited disorder known as PKU, which requires adherence to an unpleasant protein-free diet to thwart development of mental retardation. Now University of Florida researchers report a small victory on the road to a cure: In male laboratory mice, they have effectively reversed [...]

Nobody looks forward to having a root canal, but now scientists have found that the short-term pain and stress of the procedure may contribute to later illness. In a study reported in the current issue of the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Iowa found that short-term [...]

Imagine a Mexican village where a loudspeaker awakens residents at 5 a.m. each day to announce where poultry and meat can be purchased. Forget sleeping in: no food will be left for anyone who arrives more than a few hours later. In this town, people sleep in hammocks. One public health clinic and one doctor [...]

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine wants to send a message to veterinarians who refer cases to its teaching hospital: There IS such a thing as a free lunch. In the first event of its kind, the college is inviting alumni and veterinarians who have referred cases to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital [...]

Richard Hill, an assistant professor of small animal medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed to a National Research Council subcommittee on cat and dog nutrition. The subcommittee, part of the NRC’s umbrella Committee on Animal Nutrition, has been formed to revise the 1985 and 1986 publications relating to [...]

Louis F. Archbald, a professor of theriogenology in the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, has won a national award for his commitment to minority veterinary student education. The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ committee on multicultural affairs bestows the honor, known as the Iverson Bell Award, every two years in honor of an individual [...]

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International has selected University of Florida researcher Mark Atkinson as this year’s recipient of the Gerold & Kayla Grodsky Award. One of only two major scientific honors the organization gives annually, this award is presented to a Ph.D. researcher who has made outstanding scientific contributions to diabetes research. Atkinson will [...]

University of Florida researchers are among the winners of the first round of grants from a foundation established by actor Michael J. Fox to fight Parkinson’s disease. Ronald J. Mandel, an associate professor in the College of Medicine’s department of neuroscience, is the principal investigator for the two-year, $100,000 grant. Alfred S. Lewin, a professor [...]

Dr. Wade C. Myers, an associate professor in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s psychiatry department, has been elected president of the Florida Psychiatric Society. His one-year term began in May. The society has more than 1,100 members. As president, Myers will continue efforts to reverse the erosion of funding for mental health services, [...]

The nation’s blood supply is a precious commodity. But the gift of life is in limited stock, and what exists comes at a price – millions of dollars in annual health-care costs. Patients themselves may pay a physical fee, as repeated transfusions increase their risk of infection or allergic reactions. Now University of Florida researchers [...]