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Research Into Cockroach Behavior Could Lead To Better Baits

GAINESVILLE—Take a left at the kitchen sink, a right at the toaster oven and then loop around the cookie jar and up the side to the lid that doesn’t quite close.

Filed under Research on Thursday, April 30, 1998.

Elderly Face Risk Of Impaired Memory Following Major Surgery

GAINESVILLE — Anesthesia and surgery can impair short-term memory and cause confusion and other cognitive declines in some elderly patients, according to an international study initiated by University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Wednesday, April 29, 1998.

UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Hits Year’s Second All-Time High

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence broke a new record in April by registering 107, its highest level since the survey began in 1984, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 1998.

UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction

GAINESVILLE—University of Florida psychiatrists are wielding new weapons in the war against nicotine addiction: antidepressants.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, April 23, 1998.

Smaller, Lighter “Micro” Planes To Compete May 9 In UF Flyoff

GAINESVILLE — A police cruiser roars toward the site of a just-reported tornado, but downed trees and rubble quickly make the road impassable.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Florida on Wednesday, April 22, 1998.

Raspberries Can Be A Moneymaker For Florida Farmers

GAINESVILLE—Raspberries, long considered a Northern crop, may find the South hospitable after all, researchers at the University of Florida have found.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida, Agriculture on Tuesday, April 21, 1998.

UF Astronomers Part Of Team To Spot Possible Two-Star Solar System

GAINESVILLE — In a discovery they say could shed new light on the genesis of our solar system, astronomers with the University of Florida and Harvard University have found a star surrounded by a disk of dust that may be forming planets.

Filed under Research, Sciences, Astronomy on Monday, April 20, 1998.

UF Researcher: Erotic Photos Deter Some Women From Breast Self-Exams

GAINESVILLE — Photographs showing women how to examine their breasts for cancer may end up discouraging some from doing the potentially lifesaving procedure, a University of Florida researcher has found.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Friday, April 17, 1998.

UF Study: Frogs, Toads Seek Ranches As Safe Haven From Development

LAKE PLACID — Threatened with urban development as never before, frogs and toads increasingly are finding refuge on Florida ranch lands, a University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Thursday, April 16, 1998.

Battles Over Land Use Coming To North Florida, UF Researchers Say

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s urban mass could grow by almost half in the next 15 years, bringing gridlock and fights over water, taxes and land use to North Florida, according to new projections by University of Florida economists.

Filed under Research, Business, Environment, Florida, Agriculture on Wednesday, April 15, 1998.