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Study Reveals Social, Family and Health Factors Behind Teen Bullying
A study by FAU researchers finds teens who are overweight, socially isolated, born outside the U.S., or with anxiety, depression or ADHD, face higher risk of bullying - as victims, perpetrators, or both.
New FAU Research Strengthens Evidence Linking Alcohol Use to Cancer
New research from FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine delivers a timely reminder this holiday season: even moderate drinking can raise your risk for several cancers.
FAU Inductees of Florida Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Three FAU researchers - Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Gregg Fields, Ph.D., and Hari Kalva, Ph.D. - were inducted into the 2025 class of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida.
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FAU is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
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Interplay Between Sleep, Pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation
January 30, 2023
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine have unraveled the interplay between chronic pain, sleep and spinal cord stimulation, a treatment that uses low levels of electricity to relieve pain.
FAU, Broward Health to Partner on Academic Medicine
January 24, 2023
FAU and Broward Health have announced a partnership to provide academic medicine to Broward County, and to collaborate on education, clinical training and practice, health services administration, and research.
Ultrasound Device for Pain Gets 'Nod' from Shark Tank and NIH Funding
December 14, 2022
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine is developing a handheld probe using focused ultrasound that is non-invasive and non-opioid-based to treat back and leg pain in a physician's office and potentially at home.
Researchers Inducted into FAU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors
November 28, 2022
Four FAU researchers representing engineering, medicine, science and Harbor Branch will be inducted into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors®.
FAU Lands U.S. Department of Defense Grant for Powerful Imaging Tool
November 01, 2022
Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.
Needs, Challenges for COVID-19 Boosters and Other Vaccines in the U.S.
October 18, 2022
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers have published a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine" to provide the most updated guidance to health care providers on boosters and vaccines.
Study Shows Increasing Firearm Deaths Among Texas School-age Children
October 11, 2022
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators investigated firearm-related deaths in Texas from 1999 to 2020 and found 4,090 firearm fatalities among school-age children 5 to 18 years.
FAU Receives $500,000 NIH Grant to Tackle Chronic Disease Disparities
October 05, 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.
FAU-MAX PLANCK JOINT PROGRAM CREATES NEW M.D./PH.D. DUAL DEGREE
October 04, 2022
FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and the Schmidt College of Science, along with the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, signed the new M.D./Ph.D. joint neuroscience program into effect.
'Placenta-on-a-chip' Mimics Nutrient Exchange between Mother-Fetus
September 26, 2022
FAU researchers have developed and tested a novel 3D microfluidic device to study the complicated processes that take place in malaria-infected placenta between mother and fetus.
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