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Women stay in fringes of most popular comic strips, study finds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The portrayal of women in comic strips is no laughing matter, according to a new University of Florida study, which finds that females are rarely the jokester and often not even part of the humorous exchange.
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Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate falling, but more can be done
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Transmission of HIV to children before or at birth has dropped dramatically around the country in the last decade since the advent of powerful new therapies. That certainly is true for Florida, where each year, fewer than 10 babies are born with the disease despite the fact that more than 600 HIV-positive women each year, on average, give birth.
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Partner?s self-revelation affects men and women differently in romance
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Having a partner reveal his true self is much more important to women in romantic relationships than it is for men in dating the opposite sex, a newly published University of Florida study finds.
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Treating tongue tie could help more babies breastfeed
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doctors advise new mothers to breastfeed for at least the first six months of a baby?s life, but a simple yet often untreated problem can sabotage their efforts, University of Florida researchers say.
Called a tongue tie, the problem occurs when the connective tissue under the tongue is too tight. A tongue tie [...]
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Coital conservatism ended before birth control pill arrived, says researcher
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The pill did not give birth to the sexual revolution despite the widespread belief in its libidinously liberating effects that persists to this day, says a University of Florida professor.
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Breastfeeding offers variety of benefits for people in hard times
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Long known for its health benefits, breastfeeding also deserves praise for being environmentally friendly while offering important economic advantages for families and the nation in hard times, says a University of Florida researcher.
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UF study: Exercise improves body image for fit and unfit alike
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds.
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?Mixed reality? human helps medical students learn to do intimate exams
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- ?What brings you in to see me today??
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Breast MRI shows it?s not the size of the lymph node that signals spread of cancer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Physicians treating breast cancer first look to lymph nodes in a patient?s armpit to see whether cancer is spreading elsewhere in the body — but they may not be evaluating the nodes in the most effective way.
Initial research suggested that enlargement and abnormalities of axillary sentinel lymph nodes — located in the [...]
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Brains come before beauty in boosting one?s career earnings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Nice guys may finish last, but it?s the smart ones that come in first with the lookers close behind, according to a University of Florida study that finds people with intelligence earn more in their lifetime than those who are attractive or self-confident.
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