Human Gene Variant Produces ADHD-like Problems in Mice
Mutant mice are providing a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes seen in distractible humans who carry a common gene variant associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The Road to Popularity Can Be Paved With Unpleasantness
A longitudinal study by FAU researchers shows that aggressive and disruptive children leverage conflict into status and enhance their popularity.
FAU Introduces Pipeline for Innovation and Business Growth
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has officially debuted the Innovation and Business Development (I&BD) pipeline, an expanded footprint of services offered to the South Florida business community.
Device Directs Sperm to 'Go Against the Flow' to Help Infertility
College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers have developed a microfluidic chip for sperm selection that is fast, inexpensive, easy to use and efficiently isolates healthy sperm directly from semen.
Two FAU Students Named 2022 Goldwater Scholars
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students Kate Maier and Samantha Zaninelli have been named 2022 Goldwater Scholars.
Under 6 Percent of Criminal Justice Cases Get Treatment for Opioid Use
A study examined disparities within a U.S. criminal justice population and showed that fewer than 6 percent of cases received opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder as part of the treatment plan.
Program Matches FAU Military Veteran Students with Shelter Dogs
FAU and the Humane Society of Broward County have teamed up for the "FAU Veteran Canine Rescue Mission" to match FAU student and alumni veterans with dogs from the shelter, which will be trained by Happy With Dogs.
Photo or Real Thing? Mice Can Inherently Recall and Tell Them Apart
A study by FAU researchers provides the first evidence that mice employ higher-order cognitive processes like humans and non-human primates.
FAU Researchers at Forefront of Alzheimer's Genetics and Diagnosis
Researchers have received grants from the Florida Department of Health's Ed and Ethel Moore Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease Research for programs on genetics and diagnosis in rural underserved communities.
Substance Developed at FAU Could Make Breathing a Breeze in Space
Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have synthesized and tested an alternative adsorbent material to remove CO2 in air revitalization systems.