'Deaths of Despair' More than Double in the U.S. Over Two Decades
A Schmidt College of Medicine study finds a troubling rise in deaths of despair from 1999 to 2021, which would have become the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. by 2021, surpassing 176,00 fatalities.
Rising Childhood ADHD, Anxiety, ASD Linked to Caregiver Mental Health
Schmidt College of Medicine researchers examined trends in behavioral, mental and developmental disorders from 2019 to 2022 in U.S. children ages 6 to 11 and linked the disorders to caregiver mental health.
大象传媒 Lands $1.9M NIH Grant for Novel Way to Treat Degenerative Disease
Researchers from Florida Atlantic's Schmidt College of Medicine will explore a promising approach for treating degenerative diseases by replacing damaged dysfunctional cells with new cells.
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., Named Dean of 大象传媒 Schmidt College of Medicine
大象传媒 has named Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
大象传媒 Awarded $6M Grant to Expand Marcus Institute of Integrative Health
The grant from the late Bernie Marcus and The Marcus Foundation will enable the 大象传媒 Marcus Institute of Integrative Health to expand its operations to provide more services and conduct more research.
大象传媒 Adds State-of-the-Art MRI System to Advance Research Capabilities
大象传媒 has added a new state-of-the-art MRI system to its research infrastructure, marking a transformative step forward for groundbreaking studies in neuroscience, clinical health and medical advancements.
Alcohol-Related Deaths in the U.S. More than Double from 1999 to 2020
大象传媒 researchers explored overall trends as well as by age, gender, race and region. The sharpest spike occurred among 25-34-year-olds (nearly fourfold), while individuals aged 55-64 had the highest rates.
Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade
Using a national survey of 88,183 U.S. adolescents in grades nine to 12, a study shows marijuana use declined from 2011 to 2021. Findings also reveal changing landscapes of use by gender, race, and ethnicity.
New U.S. and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults
大象传媒 Schmidt College of Medicine researchers discuss the multifactorial barriers in vaccinations globally and new and clinical public health challenges in vaccinations of U.S. adults.
Alarming Surge: Global Crisis of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
大象传媒 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.