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×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Report: Business, Job Growth Jumps in South Florida

By | July 30, 2025

South Florida's economy continues to outpace national growth, driven by strong employment gains and a surge in business creation, according to a new economic outlook report from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ.

Study Refutes Blood Thinner Brain Bleed Risk After Falls in Seniors

By | July 29, 2025

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Experts: Prescribe High Potency Statins for Treatment, Prevention

By | July 28, 2025

Based on robust data, ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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

By | July 24, 2025

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.

Spying on Stingrays: First-ever Tags Show Elusive Behaviors, Habitats

By | July 23, 2025

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch researchers are the first to successfully develop and field-test a multi-sensor biologging tag on the elusive whitespotted eagle ray, providing vital insights into their behavior.

U.S. Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder Failing to Complete Rehab

By | July 22, 2025

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ 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.

Researchers Identify Most Efficient Reinforced Concrete Beam Design

By | July 17, 2025

An ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ engineering professor and international collaborators from Metallurgical Institute in Ukraine and Ariel University in Israel, have identified the most efficient design for reinforced concrete beams.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction

By | July 15, 2025

With this grant, the ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.

New Study Links NP Autonomy to Provider Shortage Relief

By | July 14, 2025

A new study from researchers at ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ highlights how temporary expansions in nurse practitioner (NP) autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic helped alleviate shortages.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar

By | July 10, 2025

Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to study Germany's research and education systems in the academic year 2025-26, focusing on funding and university support for research.

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