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FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment
September 17, 2025
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
FAU Engineers and Sensing Institute Map the Brain's Blood Flow
August 12, 2025
Researchers built a detailed computer model of mouse brain vasculature, offering new insights into brain protection and potential breakthroughs in diagnosing stroke, Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injuries.
Group of girls and two female instructors posing for a photo at Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute during AAUW Tech Trek camp, wearing purple ‘AAUW Tech Trek’ T-shirts, camp badges, and brain-pattern paper hats in front of a large screen displaying a glowing blue brain illustration with the text ‘AAUW Tech Trek’ and ‘Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’ along with an owl logo. The group is smiling and making thumbs-up gestures, representing STEM camp, girls in STEM, and neuroscience education.
July 22, 2025
A program of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Tech Trek introduces middle school girls to advanced STEM concepts in a university setting.
FAU Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction
July 15, 2025
With this grant, the FAU research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.
AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function
July 08, 2025
A new FAU study shows astrocytes help neurons fire in sync, shaping brain rhythms key for attention, memory and sleep - guiding how groups of neurons work together during high-focus or restful states.
Hope for Brain Cancer: FAU Awarded Grants for Glioblastoma Treatment
June 30, 2025
FAU researchers are pioneering a new approach to treating glioblastoma - a highly aggressive brain cancer with one of the highest mortality rates - by targeting the gene MBLAC1 for the first time.
Two women and a man stand in the foreground smiling at the camera. One woman is handing another woman a check. They are surrounded by young students in matching purple shirts.
June 24, 2025
The Stiles-Nicholson Foundation recently gifted $85,000 to Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI), providing essential funding to sustain and expand the ASCEND (Advancing STEM-community Engagement...
In Stereo: Neurons Shift Gears Between Thoughts Using Brain Rhythms
June 16, 2025
An FAU study provides a new understanding of how the brain organizes thoughts for navigation, memory and behavior - offering insights into neurological conditions like epilepsy, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
Two men are engaged in a collaborative task at a computer, one standing and pointing to an image of a fruit fly brain while the other is sitting and looking at the screen.
June 12, 2025
FAU Researchers Receive Grant to Support Collaborative Study on the Brain Mechanics of Escape
FAU's SNBI Receives Palm Health Foundation Challenge Grant
June 09, 2025
Palm Health Foundation has pledged $500,000 toward the launch of the Center for the Resilient Mind at Florida Atlantic University's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI).

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