Researchers to study interaction of sleep, eating, activity in children
Department of clinical and health psychology researchers have launched a study examining how sleep, eating and physical activity patterns interact in children ages 6 to 9.
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Researchers use gene therapy to treat pulmonary dysfunction in Pompe disease
Dr. Barbara Smith and researchers at the Powell Gene Therapy Center have conducted the first in-human study of gene therapy to treat respiratory dysfunction in patients with infantile onset Pompe.
New mosquito-borne disease detected in Haiti
Dr. John Lednicky and colleagues have identified Haiti's first case of the Mayaro virus.
Zika virus: Only a few small outbreaks likely to occur in the continental US
Writing for The Conversation, Dr. Natalie Dean, Dr. Ira Longini and colleagues project only small Zika outbreaks from mosquito transmission in the continental U.S.
Non-travel Zika cases in Fla. could approach 400 by summer’s end
Dr. Ira Longini and colleagues also project handfuls of cases popping up from Texas to South Carolina and even Oklahoma. Photo: James Gathany/CDC
A four-pronged approach
Four UF Health researchers, including PHHP's Dr. Dawn Bowers and Dr. Linda Cottler, have been awarded grants to tackle Alzheimer’s disease.
Don’t let the scale fool you: Why you could still be at risk for diabetes
Writing for The Conversation, Dr. Arch Mainous describes the hidden health dangers of "skinny fat," including an increased risk of prediabetes.
Hungry parents may feed their kids more
In a pilot study Sarah Stromberg and Dr. David Janicke found the hungrier parents are at mealtimes, the more they may feed their young children.
Up to one-third of healthy weight adults may have prediabetes
Dr. Arch Mainous and colleagues say the findings are cause for concern because under current guidelines, these individuals would likely not be screened for the condition.
Teens’ likelihood of trying marijuana peaks at ages 16, 18
Dr. Jim Chen and colleagues in the department of epidemiology found the likelihood adolescents will try marijuana rises steadily from age 11 to 16, then decreases before hitting another peak at age 18.
