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Recommended blood pressure level differs for heart patients with diabetes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The best blood pressure range for patients with diabetes and heart disease appears to be slightly higher than what is recommended for healthy adults, according to a study in today?s (Tuesday, July 6) Journal of the American Medical Association.
In fact, the blood pressure range considered normal — less than 120 systolic and [...]
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Emotional flatness can be mistaken for depression in Alzheimer?s patients
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer?s disease can be a painful process, but for the patient, the experience may be a muted one.
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Anti-aging supplements may be best taken as mixtures, not too late in life, UF researchers find
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Anti-aging supplements made up of mixtures might be better than single compounds at preventing decline in physical function, according to researchers at the University of Florida?s Institute on Aging. In addition, it appears that such so-called neutraceuticals should be taken before very old age for benefits such as improvement in physical function.
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UF study: Prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs don?t lead to risky sexual behavior
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite studies suggesting that erectile dysfunction drugs promote irresponsible sexual behavior, men who receive prescriptions for them are no more likely to engage in risky sex acts than men who do not receive prescriptions for the medications, according to a University of Florida study.
?For this study we took the perspective of a [...]
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UF to lead national effort to help patients with rare brain disease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? Even with devastating brain diseases such as Alzheimer?s and Parkinson?s, doctors can reach into their medical bags to find something to help a patient.
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?Escaped? proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers found
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss.
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Improved hearing aid technology also benefits economy
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New technology that dramatically improves the effectiveness of hearing aids stands to help millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss, says a University of Florida professor whose research helped to develop the product.
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UF to receive $29.5 million in Recovery Act funds to begin study of whether exercise prevents disability in older adults
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida will receive $29.5 million in federal stimulus funds over the next two years from the National Institute on Aging to begin a six-year study on whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major movement disability in older adults.
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UF scientists construct ?off switch? for Parkinson therapy
GAINESVILLE --- A common antibiotic can function as an ?off switch? for a gene therapy being developed for Parkinson?s disease, according to University of Florida researchers writing online in advance of September?s Molecular Therapy.
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Popular Alzheimer?s theory may be false trail
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The idea that anti-inflammatory drugs might protect people struggling with dementia from Alzheimer?s disease has received a blow with the online release of a study of human brain tissue in Acta Neuropathologica.
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