Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol Misuse
A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.
FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Researchers Show How Healthy Habits Can Improve Cognitive Decline
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say cognitive decline is not inevitable with age and that up to 45% of dementia risk is linked to modifiable factors like poor diet, inactivity and isolation.
High Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic Inflammation
New research reveals that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods show significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP - a key marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
Do No Harm: Rethinking Diabetes, Hypertension in Frail Older Adults
Overtreating diabetes and hypertension in older adults is causing preventable harm. An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥expert urges better support for providers to prioritize safer, individualized care and prevent avoidable complications.
Study Refutes Blood Thinner Brain Bleed Risk After Falls in Seniors
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers found that warfarin use - even at high blood-thinning levels - did not significantly raise brain bleeding risk among 2,700 older adults admitted to the ER with fall-related head injuries.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Experts: Prescribe High Potency Statins for Treatment, Prevention
Based on robust data, ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Schmidt College of Medicine researchers urge cardiologists to prescribe high potency statins -particularly rosuvastatin and atorvastatin - to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.
Most Hospital Visits of Vulnerable Nursing Home Residents Avoidable
One of the largest studies of its kind shows that about 80% of ER visits and more than one-third of hospitalizations in severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents were potentially avoidable.
U.S. Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder Failing to Complete Rehab
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Schmidt College of Medicine researchers analyzed data from more than 40,000 teens who received treatment between 2018 and 2021 and found alarmingly low rates (about 35%) of treatment completion.