Can't Sleep? Fruit Flies, Energy Drinks Offer New Clues
FAU neuroscientists and collaborators have discovered a gene and a new mechanism for regulating sleep in fruit flies using an ingredient commonly found in energy drinks like Red Bull(TM).
Workers without Paid Sick Leave Endure Financial Worries
A study is the first to find a connection between paid sick leave and financial worry in the U.S. Americans without paid sick leave worry significantly about both short-term and long-term financial issues.
FAU Receives National Science Foundation I-Corps Grant
Florida Atlantic University recently received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant to create an NSF I-Corps Site at FAU as a component of FAU Tech Runway®.
Researchers Teach 'Machines' to Detect Medicare Fraud
Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science are the first to use big data from Medicare Part B for advanced data analytics and machine learning to automate the fraud detection process.
Do Mussels Reveal the Fate of the Oceans?
A first-of-its-kind study has identified the connection between microplastics, marine aggregates and marine animals, which has important implications for the fate of plastic particles in marine environments.
FAU Now Serves as Home to 'C-P.A.W.W.'
"Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors" in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is improving the understanding of palliative effects of animal-assisted interventions.
FAU I-SENSE and K-Rain Team Up on Water Irrigation
FAU I-SENSE and K-Rain have formed a partnership to develop next-generation products to enhance how commercial, municipal and residential entities control and manage their irrigation systems.
Study Reveals Hurricane Preparedness in 67 Florida Counties
A study by FAU's Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions shows that the vast majority of counties in the Florida Panhandle were less prepared for emergency evacuation compared to the rest of the state.
How Dolphins and Whales Fight Disease Threats
A groundbreaking study from FAU's Harbor Branch reveals how dolphins, whales and other cetaceans compete for survival in an evolutionary "arms race" with changing pathogenic threats like Red Tide.
Study Uncovers 'Sextortion' Prevalence in Teens
A study on sextortion, the fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, is the first to empirically examine the prevalence of this behavior among adolescents across the United States.