Born to Run: Just Not on Cocaine

A study finds a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice – they failed to show hyperactivity seen in normal mice when given cocaine and didn’t run around. In other tests, they still found cocaine appealing, but displayed...
16-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

FAU Creates Florida’s First NSF-funded AI and Deep Learning Laboratory

FAU has received a $652,820 grant to establish the first NSF-funded Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Training and Research Laboratory in Florida.
10-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Osteoarthritis and Risk of Death Study Finds Surprising Results

A study is the first to examine the differences in the risk of death associated with osteoarthritis in people with certain characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, physical activity and smoking.
8-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Study Shows U.S. Housing Cycle Nears Peak as Property Appreciation Slows

Housing prices are slightly overheated and residential real estate markets are experiencing minimal downward pressure on the demand for home ownership, a new FAU study says.
3-Jan-2019 12:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Who’s Tougher? Baby Sharks or Daddy Sharks?

One would assume that since humans and many animals tend to get stiffer and perhaps tougher as they reach adulthood, the same would be true for sharks. A new study finds the opposite in these swift-swimming marine predators. The youngest sharks were...
3-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

FAU Receives $1.1 Million from Florida Department of Health for Alzheimer's Research

Florida is No. 1 in per capita cases of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. Research fellows in the FAU Brain Institute have received grants totaling more than $1.1 million from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program.
19-Dec-2018 4:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

FAU A.D. Henderson University School Receives Only National ‘Blue Ribbon’ Distinction in Palm Beach County for 2018

FAU's A.D. Henderson University School unveiled its National Blue Ribbon distinction awarded by the U.S. Department of Education at an announcement ceremony.
12-Dec-2018 3:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

‘Eavesdropping’ on Groupers’ Mating Calls Key to Survival

Many fish produce sounds for courtship and mating, navigation, and defending their territories. Scientists analyze these sounds to study their behavior such as reproduction. Since grouper spawning is brief and it takes them a long time to reach...
12-Dec-2018 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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