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The soft robotic glove integrates five actuators into a single wearable device that conforms to the user's hand. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
June 29, 2023
Using AI, FAU engineering researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind soft robotic exoskeleton glove that "feels." The new technology provides precise force and guidance in recovering fine finger movements.
SMART Health Opening
May 02, 2023
On May 2nd, 2023, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, in conjunction with the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, hosted the opening event of the Center for Sensing,...
One major recurring challenge faced by organizations that want to use their own institutional EHR data for research is establishing a suitable research environment in which the patient population can be profiled and research cohorts identified.
October 10, 2022
With a $500,000 NIH grant, FAU researchers and collaborators will tackle chronic health disparities using electronic health records, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things.
Sarah E. Du, Ph.D., senior author and an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
September 26, 2022
Placental malaria as a consequence of Plasmodium falciparum infections can lead to severe complications for both mother and child. Each year, placental malaria causes nearly 200,000 newborn deaths, mainly due to low birth...
The survey included FAU residents in four specialties: internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine and psychiatry.
September 15, 2022
A Schmidt College of Medicine study assessed resident physicians’ perceptions, coping strategies and self-reported levels of depression, anxiety and stress experienced during the early phase of the pandemic.
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., senior author and an associate professor (on the left); and Sandhya Sharma, Ph.D., in the Asghar Laboratory. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
August 03, 2022
Researchers have developed a portable microfluidic platform that rapidly and accurately detects Hepatitis C infection without the need for trained technicians, expensive equipment or a laboratory.
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.
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)
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.
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)
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...