Sleep Tight, Fruit Fly - New Gene Identified
Fruit flies can tell us a lot about sleep deprivation and metabolic disorders. A study is the first to show that a conserved gene - translin - works as a modulator of sleep in response to metabolic changes.
New Study Shows Fewer Americans Now Pray, Believe in God
A new study by researchers at °®åú´«Ã½ and their collaborators has revealed a dramatic decline in the number of adult Americans who pray or believe in God, hitting an all-time low in 2014.
°®åú´«Ã½ Offers Free Hearing Screenings
°®åú´«Ã½'s Department of Communication Science and Disorders will host free hearing screenings on Tuesday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to noon, and Thursday, April 7 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Passing of a Champion of Peace: Leon Charney
Leon Charney played a pivotal role in achieving the historic 1978 peace accords
New Study Looks at 'Love' Hormone and Mother-Infant Bonding
The "love" hormone, oxytocin, is an indispensable part of childbirth and mother-child bonding. A new study at °®åú´«Ã½ is looking at how a mother's levels of oxytocin might be different in women with depression.
INTERACT Contributes to Fewer Nursing Home Hospitalizations
Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers or INTERACT(TM) was implemented in phase I of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' initiative to reduce avoidable hospitalizations for nursing home residents.
Medical Students Match 100 Percent for Residencies
The soon-to-be graduates in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine participated in "Match Day" to learn where they will be spending the next several years of medical training as residents.
°®åú´«Ã½ Rockets to Top of BOG Performance Funding Model
°®åú´«Ã½ today was ranked as the top-performing public university in the state by The Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees the State University System.
°®åú´«Ã½ Hosts Pre-Health Professions Day
Pre-Health Professions Day is an opportunity for °®åú´«Ã½ undergraduates, graduates, and the community to talk with admissions representatives from health-related graduate and professional programs.
°®åú´«Ã½ Receives $1.2 Million to Develop New Stroke Treatment
A biomedical scientist has received a $1.2 million grant from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, Florida Department of Health, to develop a new and innovative approach to treat stroke.