Florida Atlantic University faculty members are available to discuss the state of the Gulf and the effects of the oil spill in regards to biology, ecology, its marine organisms, as well as in the areas of the geosciences, and civil, environmental and geomatics engineering.
FAU researcher who was the first to demonstrate that aspirin prevents a first heart attack proposes that individuals who have a heart attack on aspirin do so, in part, because they aren't taking the drug or are taking NSAIDs.
Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Harold “Harry” Kroto will discuss how ingenious strategies for the creation of molecules with exactly specified structures and functions are being developed; in essence, molecules that “do things” are now being made.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will make his first-ever visit to Palm Beach County, Florida, when he visits Florida Atlantic University for a public lecture titled “Compassion as a Pillar of World Peace.”
In a commentary published in JAMA, Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., discusses how overreliance on small clinical trials, meta-analyses or subgroup analyses can lead to misleading conclusions.
Dr. Charles H. Hennekens will present the first data in humans to show that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide, and may decrease the development and progression of plaques leading to heart attacks and strokes.
In their natural form, conch pearls are among the rarest pearls in the world. For the first time, novel and proprietary seeding techniques to produce beaded and non-beaded high-quality cultured pearls from the queen conch have been developed by scientists from FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
FAU is selected as one of only nine NSF supported centers in the U.S. for information technology, computing and communication. The Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE) is a joint FAU/FIU partnership.
Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that is found only in a few species on land, but is common in all the world's oceans. If you have ever seen a firefly, then you have witnessed the same process in action. Scientists from leading marine science and exploration institutions have embarked on a NOAA funded expedition to explore "living lights" on the deep-sea floor off the Bahamas.
Reseachers are looking to the oceans as a rich source of bioactive natural products that inhibit inflammation as potential novel chemo-preventatives of pancreatic cancer. The uniqueness, chemical diversity and complexity of marine natural products represent an unexploited supply of potential new drugs, lead compounds for medicinal chemistry and biological probes to allow for a better understanding of diseases, including pancreatic cancer.
Scientists are developing novel underwater laser networking and imaging to provide significant advantages over existing technologies to rapidly identify and communicate potential threats in murky coastal waters. When fully developed, the technology will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating underwater robots and will have extensive utility for future U.S. military operations including U.S. war fighters. Domestically, it will be used for Maritime security and environmental assessment to address some of the most critical areas in need of ocean research and technology development.
A study of Spanish- and English- learning infants provides evidence that our perceptual abilities do not improve as we get older, and that younger infants may actually be better at integrating facial speech gestures and vocalizations than older infants. The developmental decline in this ability may be due to increasing specialization for native-language phonology as infants learn their own speech and language.
Under the U.S.- Egypt Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, scientists from Harbor Branch have signed an agreement to work with scientists from Egypt on a range of oceanographic projects including the development of state-of-the-art laboratories for research in aquaculture, coral reef biodiversity and conservation, and marine biotechnology, including the discovery of chemicals from marine organisms in the Red Sea that might have potential as pharmaceuticals.
In a groundbreaking study, scientists at FAU have created a "hybrid" system to examine real-time interactions between humans and machines (virtual partners). By pitting human against machine, they open up the possibility of exploring and understanding a wide variety of interactions between minds and machines, and establishing the first step toward a much friendlier union of man and machine, and perhaps even creating a different kind of machine altogether.
The Lancet has published a meta-analysis of the six large-scale randomized clinical trials of aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among over 95,000 apparently healthy men and women worldwide. Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor at FAU is a member of an international writing group that co-authored the meta-analysis.
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are investigating the molecular mechanisms of Huntington's disease (HD) to identify the pathways in the brain that are altered in response to mutant proteins, as well as to understand the cellular processes impacted by the disease in order to facilitate the development of effective pharmacological interventions. HD is a highly complex genetic, neurological disorder that causes certain nerve cells in the brain to waste away.
Harbor Branch/FAU and UNCW will receive a highly competitive national award of $22.5 million from NOAA for a new cooperative institute to be headquartered at Harbor Branch in Florida and co-managed by the two organizations. The institute will advance NOAA's research and development priorities in advanced underwater technologies, exploration and research of frontier regions of the eastern continental shelf and beyond, and improved understanding of deep and shallow coral ecosystems.
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology in the UK are developing and evaluating a novel approach for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment by employing engineered proteins and other molecules that specifically block the enzymes responsible for degrading cartilage in OA. They have been able to unveil the mechanism of inhibitory proteins, and their recent studies suggest that highly selective inhibitors are essential for therapeutic development for the treatment of OA.
Florida Atlantic University has announced its Researchers and Creative Scholars of the Year covering a broad range of disciplines from biomedical science to political science and literature.
The Center for Ocean Energy Technology has deployed four Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers moorings in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida to characterize in detail the spatial and temporal variability of the Gulf Stream, the most energy dense ocean current, for its potential use as an abundant renewable energy source.
An FAU professor served as a major investigator in two of the 57 studies just published in a worldwide collaborative analysis of body mass index (BMI) and increased death rates. Charles H. Hennekens, M.D. enrolled and followed nearly 144,000 of the 900,000 individuals studied worldwide.
The science community, and the world at large, will be able to peer into the deep ocean using the Eye-in-the-Sea (EITS) video platform for the Ocean Research and Conservation Association and on the MARS Observatory in Monteray Bay. EITS is the first-ever constant video presence in the deep sea streaming video 24/7 from 2,625 feet below the surface of the ocean.
An international research team has discovered the first vertebrate with eyes that use mirrors rather than lenses to focus light. The spookfish, Dolichopteryx longipes, manages to focus light in the lower eye without using a lens. Light enters the lower portion of the eye and hits a mirror composed of stacks of crystals. This is the first time that this type of focusing mechanism has ever been found in a vertebrate.
Florida Atlantic University and the Max Planck Florida Institute will present the 2009 Nobel Laureate Lecture on February 6. Bert Sakmann, M.D., Ph.D. is the 1991 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and director of the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology in Munich, Germany. Titled, "Decision Making in a Rodent Brain: Contributions of Cortical Columns," his talk will highlight his groundbreaking research in membrane physiology.
A novel 4D colorimetric technique that simultaneously maps four dimensions of brain data in EEG signals is providing a much-needed framework to understand a variety of pathological conditions. Excess or lack of timely coordination between brain areas lies at the core of a number of psychiatric and neurological disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, autism, Parkinson's disease and depression.
In an editorial published in the American Journal of Medicine, Dr. Charles H. Hennekens describes why statins cause low rates of muscle symptoms and explains the role of patient perception and consumer advertising in public opinion of statins.
An inaugural expedition using state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicles to survey, map and identify large areas of the ocean bottom has uncovered three never-before identified Lophelia coral reefs. The seven day mission has revealed extraordinary data about the relatively unknown deep water reefs just off Florida's coast.
Despite protection policies to slow down boats in manatee-protection habitats, the number of injuries and deaths associated with collisions has reached record highs. Researchers have laid the groundwork for a sensory explanation for why manatees and other animals, including great whales, are hit repeatedly by boats. They have developed a novel device that addresses the root causes of these collisions.
Currently, there are better maps of the surface of the moon and Mars than the sea bottom off Florida's coastline. A unique, deep-sea expedition using cutting-edge autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) will create high definition sonar maps of the coastline of Florida's rare and vulnerable deep sea coral reefs for the first time.
A new discovery challenges one of the strongest arguments in favor of the idea that animals with bilateral symmetry"”those, that like us have two halves that are roughly mirror images of each other"”existed before their obvious appearance in the fossil record during the early Cambrian, some 542 million years ago. Groove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals.
FAU and the Port St. Lucie Police Department have received an international award for their innovative research partnership to improve police operations and public safety. This award is the result of five years of applied research and two federal grants to reduce and prevent crime using a problem solving approach, crime analysis, and an accountability structure into the day-to-day operations of the police department.
Florida Atlantic University is among the first institutions in the nation to receive funding for its accelerated baccalaureate nursing program. Ten scholarships have been provided to individuals with disadvantaged backgrounds and in underrepresented groups to support their full-time study in nursing. The scholarship program will help alleviate the nation's nursing shortage by dramatically expanding the pipeline of students in accelerated nursing programs.
In comparison with their peers in other countries, U.S. students on average do not perform as well in mathematics and science they longer they are in school. In a major effort to improve science education at the high school level and stimulate interest in science careers, Florida Atlantic University researchers are brining science to "life" in the classroom setting.
Two six-year-old Loggerhead turtles have grown large enough to be released into the waters of Florida at the end of this month. Feebee and Milton were hatched in July 2002 from two separate nests, and conservation scientists will be monitoring them closely by using satellite tags to learn more about their behavior and movements.
Florida Atlantic University and CHS Resources LLC received a major grant from the state of Florida to develop and commercialize a novel combination of agents that work to preferentially target and kill cancer cells, but not normal cells. The Florida Legislature established this grant program in 2007 to promote the commercialization of university research products to enhance the state's economy and its public universities.
Teens and tweens have been bullying each other for generations. The bullies of today, however, have the advantage of utilizing technology such as computers, cell phones and other electronic devices to inflict harm on others. "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying," due out this month, uncovers the types of youth most susceptible, how they felt, who they told, how they coped and how it affected their lives, and illustrates the gravity of cyberbullying and its real-world repercussions.
The Gulf Stream"”a massive and highly energetic ocean current which holds great potential for electric power generation and other renewable power sources"”physically connects Florida with the United Kingdom. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Center for Ocean Energy Technology recently accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist to the UK to formalize agreements on ocean energy research and development.
Controversies surrounding fixed-dose combination statins have drawn attention to Vytorin as well as issues in drug development and approval. In a lead article published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., discusses the strengths, limitations, and clinical and regulatory considerations of fixed-dose combination therapy with statins.
The tendency to become addicted to nicotine and other drugs involves an interplay of genetics and environmental factors. In a unique study looking at the chemistry underlying the propensity to develop nicotine craving, scientists are gaining insight into predicting individual addiction to nicotine, forecasting nicotine tumorigenesis, and developing individualized treatments for this disorder.
Researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University have developed a unique acoustic system to keep manatees from being injured or killed by flood gates and boat locks. The system is composed of an array of unique acoustic transmitters and receivers that provide non-contact detection of manatees as they pass through the gates of the lock in rivers and canals.
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a unique robotic device to assist with the physical rehabilitation process of patients suffering from neurological damages to their upper extremities such as those due to stroke or Parkinson's disease. This device is the first-known cable driven robot to utilize a barrier between the operator and the moving mechanisms of the system.
Florida Atlantic University researchers have received gap funds to help commercialize unique inventions focused on early cancer detection, immunity against infectious agents, chemo-protective agents, and technologies to dramatically improve performance of mobile devices and personal computers.
Selective COX-2 inhibitors were believed to cause large cardiovascular disease risks (CVD), including heart attacks, strokes and deaths. Florida Atlantic University researcher Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., renowned for his work in the treatment and prevention of CVD, most notably low-dose aspirin, examines the totality of evidence, including strengths and limitations of different types of data about CVD and COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs. Hennekens and his colleague conclude that the risks of COX-2 inhibitors (e.g. Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra) are lower than previously suggested and no greater than most traditional NSAIDs.
Günter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D.,1999 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will present a lecture at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton entitled, "Nucleo-cytoplasmic Traffic," highlighting his groundbreaking research on the inner workings of the cell. His research has paved the way for major advances in fighting disease.
Florida Atlantic University and the Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne signed a collaboration agreement to explore different teaching and research programs. Collaboration efforts will include joint research projects and teaching, and research staff and student exchanges. The primary focus of study will be in aesthetics, the fine arts, and the philosophy and criticism of the arts.
While death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) has markedly declined in the U.S. during the past several decades, a commentary by a researcher at Florida Atlantic University published in the October 17 issue of JAMA shows that patients with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression lose an average of 25 years or more of life expectancy due largely to CVD and disparity in care.
A unique invention discovered by researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) which induces and restores cardiac muscle function is showing great promise in repairing myocardial deficiencies in the human heart which are caused by either congential heart defects or heart attacks. Regenerating damaged cardiac tissue could be significant in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and FAU has received a U.S. patent for this invention.
Florida Atlantic University is partnering with the League for Educational Awareness of the Holocaust (LEAH) and USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Archive of Holocaust Survivor and Witness Testimonies to provide students, faculty, staff and the general community access to more than 3,400 Florida Holocaust survivor and witness video testimonies and others from around the world.
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University have received a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to improve science education and stimulate students' interest in potential careers in science. FAU graduate students will be paired with high school teachers in Palm Beach county to incorporate conceptually based, hands-on group activities and laboratory experiments and bring their research experience into the high school chemistry curriculum.
Florida Atlantic University recently announced the 2007 "Researchers of the Year." Each year, the University Research Committee selects faculty to be recognized for their outstanding research, scholarly and creative contributions. Awards are presented at the academic ranks of full professor, associate professor and assistant professor in two categories: sponsored and project-oriented research, and creative and scholarly activities research.
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