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Women As Likely As Men To Last-Minute Christmas Shop, Survey Shows

GAINESVILLE — It’s 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and the local mall is jammed with men charging through their last-minute shopping while their wives or girlfriends sit at home gloating because they were finished weeks ago.

Filed under Research, Business, Family, Gender on Friday, December 18, 1998.

University of Florida Study: Women Report Higher Pain Levels Than Do Men

GAINESVILLE—Women with chronic pain report slightly higher levels of pain than their male counterparts, but the difference may be as much the result of how society teaches men to handle discomfort as it is a consequence of biology, University of Florida researchers report in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical […]

Filed under Research, Health, Gender on Thursday, December 10, 1998.

UF Researcher: Participating In Sports Gives Girls Strong Self-Images

GAINESVILLE — Participating in sports can have benefits for adolescent girls that reach beyond simply staying physically fit, a University of Florida researcher has concluded.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Wednesday, November 18, 1998.

UF Enhanced Mammograms For Earlier Detection To Undergo Trial

GAINESVILLE — A major University of Florida research effort to improve breast exam X-ray images using computers will undergo its first trial this fall, when radiologists determine whether the more detailed mammograms better show early signs of breast cancer.

Filed under Research, Health, Engineering, Gender on Friday, August 14, 1998.

UF Researcher: Mothers Who Use Cocaine In Pregnancy Still Love Babies

GAINESVILLE — Cocaine abuse does not necessarily affect motherly love, according to a University of Florida study that finds mothers who use the drug during pregnancy care for their babies just as much as moms who abstained.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Wednesday, August 5, 1998.

Support Network May Help Black Women Cope Better With Depression, UF Study Shows

GAINESVILLE– Black women are significantly less likely to be diagnosed with emotional disorders than their white counterparts, University of Florida researchers report, but what role ethnicity plays in this process is unclear.

Filed under Research, Gender, Black on Wednesday, July 15, 1998.

UF Study: Women Scientists And Engineers Face Delicate Balancing Act

GAINESVILLE — Americans stand to lose some of their most talented women scientists and engineers because of the difficulties of juggling career and family responsibilities, a new nationwide study by the University of Florida suggests.

Filed under Research, Family, Sciences, Gender on Friday, July 10, 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 Researchers Report Pilot Data From National Study Of Women With Heart Disease

ATLANTA—To the list of what makes men and women different, add a few new items in the category of heart disease.

Filed under Research, Health, Gender on Sunday, March 29, 1998.

UF Study: Men Think They Have Better Memories; Women Really Do

GAINESVILLE — Popular notion has it that a man won’t ask directions when lost on the road, but perhaps he should seek help from a woman to find something in the house, a University of Florida study suggests.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Florida, Aging, Gender on Thursday, March 12, 1998.