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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is one of the most commonly performed spinal operations in the United States with an average of 137,000 procedures performed each year.

PAIN IN THE NECK? NEW SURGICAL METHOD COULD BE GAME-CHANGING

April 21, 2022

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common type of neck surgery that involves removing a damaged disc to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root and thereby alleviate associated pain, numbness, weakness...

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D., (seated) senior author, pictured with the dexterous artificial hand used for the study. (Photo by Alex Dolce)

NOVEL WEARABLE ARMBAND HELPS USERS OF PROSTHETIC HANDS TO ‘GET A GRIP’

February 11, 2022

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science investigated whether people could precisely control the grip...

This new approach could provide surgeons with first-hand data to compare the effects of different surgical interventions to treat diseases of the spine before surgery and potentially reduce the rates of complication and failure of artificial disc implantation.

3D ROBOTIC SPINE ‘TWIN’ OFFERS NEW WAY TO PREVIEW SURGICAL PROCEDURES

January 20, 2022

Degenerative disc disease affects about 40 percent of people aged 40, increasing to about 80 percent among those aged 80 or older. The disease, which is the deterioration of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine,...

Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., principal investigator and an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Photo by Alex Dolce)

FAU LANDS $1.3 MILLION NIH GRANT FOR RAPID, AUTOMATED HIV SELF-TEST

January 20, 2022

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...

FAU RECEIVES NSF GRANT TO EXPLORE TRAIT EVOLUTION ACROSS SPECIES

October 01, 2021

Long after Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection, trait evolution and the Earth’s astonishing biodiversity continue to perplex biologists. The ability to understand what shapes trait evolution across...

As of July 15, more than 6,180 COVID-19 clinical trials have been registered through ClinicalTrials.gov.

Novel Method Predicts if COVID-19 Clinical Trials will Fail or Succeed

July 21, 2021

In order to win the battle against COVID-19, studies to develop vaccines, drugs, devices and re-purposed drugs are urgently needed. Randomized clinical trials are used to provide evidence of safety and efficacy as well as...

For the longitudinal mixed study, researchers will recruit and enroll 750 older drivers, establish their baseline cognitive function and driving behavior profiles and repeat the testing every three months for three years (12 data points).

FAU AWARDED $5.3 MILLION TO DETECT COGNITIVE CHANGE IN OLDER DRIVERS

September 30, 2020

FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators have received a $5.3 million NIH grant to detect cognitive change in older drivers using rapidly available and discreet in-vehicle sensors.

NSF CAREER Award to Use Wearables and a Smartphone for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s

April 25, 2020

What if we could detect chronic medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s using the latest AI technology? A researcher at the FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science was awarded a prestigious CAREER grant from the...

With this method, patients with Parkinson's disease can be monitored at home and elsewhere and provide clinicians with vital information to effectively manage and treat their patients with this disorder.

Machine-Learning Algorithms Track Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients

October 30, 2019

Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation as they navigate across various micro-vessels and capillaries. Over their 120-day normal lifespan, RBCs must undergo...