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‘Combining Therapies Appears Safe, May Benefit Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer’

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Few treatments exist for patients with advanced primary liver cancer, but University of Florida researchers have found a new way to broaden the range of options and potentially improve health outcomes by combining two treatments.

In the first study of its kind, the researchers combined sorafenib, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved pill for treating advanced liver cancer, with another routinely used therapy known as transarterial chemoembolization, which works by cutting off the blood supply to tumors. No unexpected toxic effects were seen, and the combo appears to have the potential to improve survival for certain groups of patients. (more…)

UF: Florida Population Soars in Century’s First Decade, But Rate is Slowing

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida was again one of the country’s leaders in population growth in the last decade, but the growth rates over the past few years have been among the lowest in the state’s history, according to a new study by the University of Florida.

Florida’s permanent resident population increased by more than 2.8 million between 2000 and 2010 — an increase of 17.6 percent to 18,801,310. That mark was the third-largest numeric increase and the eighth-largest percentage increase in the country. However, the growth rate lagged behind previous periods for the state, and projections are the growth rate will steadily decline through 2040. (more…)

UF Study Finds Cats No. 1 Predator to Urban Mockingbird Nests

By Guest PostMay 9, 2011Nature, ScienceAmerican crow and swallow-tailed kite, blue jay, cat predation, christine_stracey, dominant nest predator, dominant predator, environmental indicators for metropolitan areas, florida museum of natural history of file photo, may 2011 issue of biological conservation, mockingbird eggs and nestlings, mockingbird nest predators, nesting mockingbirds, opossum, raccoon, scott robinson, squirrel, sylvester & tweety, university of florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists to urge pet owners to keep felines indoors at night.

The findings challenge assumptions that urban areas are places of refuge for nesting mockingbirds, a species researchers say plays an important role in controlling insect pests and serving as environmental indicators for metropolitan areas. (more…)

UF Researchers Find Quiet Protein Speaks Loudly in Fight Against Cancer

By Guest PostMay 5, 2011Healthaubrey thompson, brahma, brm, cancer causing genes, cancer inhibiting properties, cancer therapy, carcinogens, cell adhesion, cells, david reisman, dna repair, geoffrey liu, hdac, histone deacetylase, lung cancer, oncogene, protein, race, sex, tumor growth, university of florida, university of toronto

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When a movie character says, “It’s too quiet,” that’s usually a sign something bad may happen.

Now, University of Florida researchers have discovered that when variations of a certain protein in our cells are too quiet, it may add to the risk that someone will develop lung cancer. When scientists restored the protein to its normal, active self, its cancer-inhibiting properties reappeared. (more…)

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‘Combining Therapies Appears Safe, May Benefit Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer’

UF: Florida Population Soars in Century’s First Decade, But Rate is Slowing

UF Study Finds Cats No. 1 Predator to Urban Mockingbird Nests

UF Researchers Find Quiet Protein Speaks Loudly in Fight Against Cancer