Born to Run: Just Not on Cocaine
FAU neuroscientists and collaborators found a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice - they failed to show hyperactivity seen in normal mice when given cocaine and didn't run around.
Florida's First NSF-funded AI and Deep Learning Laboratory
Led by researchers in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, FAU will establish Florida's first NSF-funded Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Training and Research Laboratory.
Study First to Examine Osteoarthritis and Risk of Death
Researchers are the first to study the differences in the risk of death associated with osteoarthritis involving 51,983 Americans who were followed for up to 20 years and reveals some unexpected results.
FAU Awarded More than $1.1 Million for Alzheimer's Research
FAU Brain Institute fellows have received more than $1.1 million from the Florida Department of Health's Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine Honors Donors at Ceremony
FAU hosted a dedication ceremony and reception to celebrate a major milestone and to honor benefactors Barbara and Richard Schmidt and philanthropists Lisa and Michael Kaufman, and Dr. Charles H. Hennekens.
Innovative Stroke Treatment Leads to Patent Applications
An innovative agent that has been used for decades to treat alcohol-use disorder is showing real promise for the treatment of stroke and has resulted in a U.S. patent application for a neuroscientist at FAU.
Study Pinpoints Pathway Impacting Autism Features
A team of FAU scientists has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in genetically engineered mice to reverse an autism-related pathway.
FAU Professor, MSD Senior Collaborate on Homicide Trends
An FAU professor and a senior from MSD High School have published a study in "The American Journal of Medicine" on the vast differences in homicide rates between Baltimore and New York City.
Annual Pap Test a 'Thing of the Past?'
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 2012 guidelines for cervical cancer screening. A leading OB/GYN physician provides an important review of these new guidelines in an editorial in "JAMA."
Medical Students Receive First Doctor's White Coat
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated its eighth White Coat Ceremony to officially welcome its newest medical à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã during a symbolic ceremony.