Experts Urge Health Care Workers to Accept COVID-19 Vaccinations ASAP
Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.PH, FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, and collaborator, address the clinical and public health challenges for health care workers to achieve high levels of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Study Shows Aerobic Exercise Helps Cognitive Function in Older Adults
A study conducted on older adults at risk for Alzheimer's shows that a memory biomarker increased after a 26-week structured aerobic exercise training, confirming the beneficial effects of exercise.
Alarming Rising Trends in Suicide by Firearms in Young Americans
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators examined suicide trends by firearms in white and black Americans ages 5 to 24 years from 1999 to 2018.
FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.
Early Cardiac Events Pose Major and Diverse Risks in Close Relatives
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators show that family history of early onset cardiac events including heart attacks is a major and independent risk factor in close relatives.
FAU Expert Answers Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
The Schmidt College of Medicine's Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
FAU Among 'U.S. News & World Report's' 2022 'Best Graduate Schools'
Several FAU programs are ranked in the latest U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" for 2022, which include programs in business, engineering, medicine, nursing and public affairs.
Researchers Urge Starting Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators say that starting smoking cessation in hospitalized patients would reduce many premature deaths.
Not Even a Pandemic Could Stop Future FAU Physicians from 'Matching'
After a challenging year, FAU's soon-to-be physicians celebrated at Match Day. At noon today, the class of 2021 opened their sealed envelopes containing their residency match results.
Cone Snail Venom Shows Potential for Treating Severe Malaria
A study by researchers at FAU and collaborators finds anti-adhesion drugs derived from cone snail venom may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, AIDS and other diseases using blockage therapies.