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- Gov. DeSantis announces $2 million to expand access to FIU personalized cancer treatment technology
Researcher Diana Azzam developed a functional precision medicine approach that tests potentially hundreds of already existing drugs against an individual’s tumor samples.
- Optimizing sleep to improve children’s mental health
Dana McMakin wants to know if worrying at bedtime interferes with the brain’s routine ability to process and store memories during sleep.
- New study reinforces the benefits of behavioral therapy first for treating kids with ADHD
Findings suggest that beginning strictly with a behavioral therapy approach, without the addition of medication at that time, allows children a greater opportunity to develop self-regulation skills.
- Teen vaping crisis: Q&A with a substance use expert
Psychology Associate Professor Elisa Trucco explains why teens are drawn to e-cigarettes and what can be done to address the growing problem.
- Caring for the aging population of 9/11 responders
As a growing number of those who served in the wake of the World Trade Center attack move to Florida, FIU researchers look to address their ongoing needs.
- Mitochondria keep your brain cells alive − helping them run smoothly may protect against Parkinson’s disease
Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan and Kim Tieu, researchers in environmental health sciences at FIU, write in The Conversation.