Report Provides 24-hour View of Cyberattacks in Florida, U.S.
Researchers have scrutinized more than 5 terabytes of Internet-scale data to produce a report that provides a unique 24-hour glimpse of cyberattacks and threats in Florida and the U.S. FloridaSOAR, a first-of-its-kind, large-scale analysis of the...
20-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Deep-sea Marine Sponges May Hold Key to Antibiotic Drug Resistance
FAU’s Harbor Branch houses more than 1,000 strains of actinobacteria, one of the most prolific microbial groups for the production of natural products. Derived from sea sponges and other macro-organisms, several strains were identified for their...
19-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Virtual Reality Headsets Significantly Reduce Children’s Fear of Needles
Almost anyone can relate to being afraid of needles and injections. A pilot study is the first to use a 3D virtual reality headset to test this tool as a distraction method in a pediatric setting. Children were given the choice of a roller coaster...
18-Jun-2018 8:00 AM EDT
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FAU Receives $2.8 Million HRSA Grant to Enhance Role of RNs in Primary Care
With this latest grant, FAU will establish a primary care workforce of students with a bachelor of science in nursing degree who are practice ready and willing to serve veterans and patients in rural and underserved communities.
14-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Study First to Show Antipsychotic Medication Use in Youths Increases Diabetes Risk, Body Fat
A study is the first to use gold-standard methods to test the hypothesis that antipsychotic treatment in youths adversely increases body fat and decreases insulin sensitivity. All three antipsychotics tested – oral aripiprazole, olanzapine, and...
11-Jun-2018 10:00 AM EDT
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Lack of Paid Sick Leave Increases Poverty
A new study has quantified, for the first time, the relationship between lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the U.S. The data indicates that, even when controlling for education, race, sex, marital status and employment, working adults without...
24-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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FAU Awarded $1.25 Million by U.S. Navy for Research in Support of Unmanned Marine Vehicle Platforms
Research for the five-year project will support autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms for coastal surveillance, coastal surveys, target tracking and protection of at-sea assets. The project will entail developing unmanned surface vehicles...
23-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Scientists Propose New Way to Diagnose Dopamine-Linked Disorders Using Mouse with ADHD Traits
If the “eyes are the window to the soul,” then a series of studies suggests that they may also be a window into diagnosing and treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other dopamine-linked neuropsychiatric disorders.
17-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Leading Neuroscientist Responds to Common Myths About Alzheimer’s Disease
Approximately 47 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias. One of the most prominent neuroscientists in the country has developed eight myths and truths about AD to shed light on this form of dementia...
4-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
FAU Middle East Expert Available to Discuss Syria
11-Apr-2018 3:30 PM EDT
FAU Expert Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., Available to Discuss Cyberbullying and Safe Social Media Use.
21-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Physician Heal Thyself: Simple Coping Strategies for Pervasive Physician Burnout
The proverb, “physician heal thyself,” is probably more relevant today than it was in biblical times with the fast pace of life, the impact of multitasking and the unending bombardment of information, which have made emotional exhaustion almost...
26-Jun-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Expanding Waistlines and Metabolic Syndrome: Researchers Warn of New ‘Silent Killer’
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers make the case that metabolic syndrome is the new “silent killer,” analogous to hypertension in the 1970s. As it turns out, the “love...
6-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
FAU’s Brain Institute Commemorates ‘Brain Awareness Week’
From human behavior such as mother/infant bonding, addiction and communication disorders to devastating brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists and other researchers from FAU’s Brain Institute are at the...
13-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Renowned FAU Neuroscientist Leads Research on Lewy Body Dementia (LBD); Oct. 22 is National 'LBD Awareness Day'
17-Oct-2016 10:30 AM EDT
Cyberbullying Expert Provides Important Tips to Stay Safe
Although most children use their smartphones and social media apps in appropriate ways, about 25 percent will experience online bullying at some point.
11-Oct-2016 9:00 AM EDT
