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(University of South Florida Health) A sun protection program designed to persuade students to wear hats outdoors as a skin cancer prevention measure works -- at least at school.

The study, by researchers at the University of South Florida, is published online March 23, 2010, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

(University of South Florida Health) University of South Florida neuroscientist Roland Shytle's discovery of successful new clinical uses for mecamylamine, a drug once used to treat hypertension, has led to several issued patents and an excellence in innovation award.

(University of South Florida Health) A new Center of Excellence at the University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center will focus on research, education and training, and community outreach to reduce cancer health disparities among minority and underserved populations.

The joint program is funded by a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

(University of South Florida Health) A Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Institutes of Health has been awarded to scientists affiliated with Natura Therapeutics Inc., and the University of South Florida to study TeaMem, a compound derived from green tea.

This is the third NIH-funded grant received by the researchers for exploration of therapeutic uses of TeaMem, investigating both the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's using a mouse model.