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As of July 15, more than 6,180 COVID-19 clinical trials have been registered through ClinicalTrials.gov.

Novel Method Predicts if COVID-19 Clinical Trials will Fail or Succeed

July 21, 2021

In order to win the battle against COVID-19, studies to develop vaccines, drugs, devices and re-purposed drugs are urgently needed. Randomized clinical trials are used to provide evidence of safety and efficacy as well as...

For the longitudinal mixed study, researchers will recruit and enroll 750 older drivers, establish their baseline cognitive function and driving behavior profiles and repeat the testing every three months for three years (12 data points).

FAU AWARDED $5.3 MILLION TO DETECT COGNITIVE CHANGE IN OLDER DRIVERS

September 30, 2020

FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators have received a $5.3 million NIH grant to detect cognitive change in older drivers using rapidly available and discreet in-vehicle sensors.

NSF CAREER Award to Use Wearables and a Smartphone for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s

April 25, 2020

What if we could detect chronic medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s using the latest AI technology? A researcher at the FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science was awarded a prestigious CAREER grant from the...

With this method, patients with Parkinson's disease can be monitored at home and elsewhere and provide clinicians with vital information to effectively manage and treat their patients with this disorder.

Machine-Learning Algorithms Track Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients

October 30, 2019

Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation as they navigate across various micro-vessels and capillaries. Over their 120-day normal lifespan, RBCs must undergo...