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FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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September 26, 2024
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers "sound the alarm" on the rise of childhood obesity in the U.S. and globally and call for a multifaceted approach to address this epidemic.
September 23, 2024
Discover how FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine empowers Florida's aging population to embrace health, vitality, and independence in the Sunshine State.
September 18, 2024
A groundbreaking study by FAU researchers using a tiny roundworm, links the worm gene swip-10 to copper regulation, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
August 19, 2024
FAU was recently selected to participate in the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use Opioid Crises Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project.
August 15, 2024
Researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine address a major clinical and public health challenge in a commentary published in The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Gynaecology & Obstetrics.
August 12, 2024
With the help of a tiny, transparent worm, FAU researchers have identified novel players in dopamine signaling by taking advantage of a powerful platform generated via the Million Mutation Project (MMP).
August 08, 2024
A study by FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers is among the first to examine the link between alcohol use and brain bleeds in 3,128 older adults who sustained a head trauma from a fall.
August 01, 2024
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers alert health care providers that uncontrolled high blood pressure is one of the most common, serious and increasing conditions in their patients.
June 25, 2024
FAU researchers examined the incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage in older adults on anticoagulants in the emergency department and found a significantly lower rate than previously reported.
June 04, 2024
A study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine shows that drug-involved infant deaths in the U.S. more than doubled (120% increase) from 2018 to 2022, with the greatest proportion of deaths in 2021 (25.8%).