Common Antibiotic Effective in Healing Coral Disease Lesions
FAU Harbor Branch scientists have found that amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in humans, has a 95 percent success rate at healing individual disease lesions in stony corals.
Picture Perfect: Camera Traps Find Endangered Dryas Monkeys
FAU scientists developed a non-invasive camera-trap technique that confirms the existence of mysterious and endangered dryas monkeys in new locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.
Early Cardiac Events Pose Major and Diverse Risks in Close Relatives
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators show that family history of early onset cardiac events including heart attacks is a major and independent risk factor in close relatives.
How Did 500 of a Species Form in a Lake? Very Different Body Clocks
How fish exploit different times of day has not been studied systematically. FAU scientists have discovered the first nocturnal cichlid species from Lake Malawi, offering clues into the evolution of sleep.
These Baby Great White Sharks Love to Hang Out Near New York
FAU Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators provide the first-ever glimpse into 3D movements of young great white sharks in the New York Bight using cutting-edge satellite technology.
FAU Researcher Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award for Cryptography
Shi Bai, Ph.D., a researcher in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, received the National Science Foundation CAREER award for his cutting-edge research in the fields of mathematical cryptography.
A Remote, Computerized Training Program Eases Anxiety in Children
A study is the first to explore the relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in children, revealing a way to ease negative emotions using a computerized and remote training program.
Memorial Cancer Institute/FAU Designated 'Cancer Center of Excellence'
Memorial Cancer Institute/FAU (MCIFAU) has been recognized by the state's Department of Health as a "Florida Cancer Center of Excellence." It becomes just the fifth in the state to earn the designation.
Scoot Over! Study Reveals E-Scooter Use in Washington D.C.
Researchers have built the first model to track travel patterns of e-scooter use that captures built environment variables more precisely and show that built environment and demographics both matter.