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![First-of-its-kind Bioengineered Robotic Hand to Sense Touch](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/living-robot-newsdesk.jpg)
November 14, 2017
FAU has received a $1.3 million NIH grant for a "living" robot with its own nervous system. Researchers are creating a living pathway from the robot's touch sensation to the user's brain to help amputees.
![Most Hospice Workers Don't Have an Advance Directive](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/hospice-newsdesk.jpg)
November 09, 2017
A new study finds that the majority of hospice providers don't have end-of-life wishes themselves. Procrastination, fear of the subject and costs were reported as the most common barriers.
![FAU Unveils New Medical Simulation Center](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/simcenter-ribboncutting.jpg)
October 26, 2017
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to observe the official launch of its newly expanded, 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Simulation Center.
![Young-onset Dementia Costs Nearly Twice That of Alzheimer's](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/galvinftdnewdesk.jpg)
October 05, 2017
The first economic study on frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common dementia for people under age 60, shows that FTD inflicts a much more severe burden on families than Alzheimer's disease.
!['Out-of-the-box' Thinking May Build a Better Brain](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/jagsgalvinnewsdesk.jpg)
September 25, 2017
The "Dementia Prevention Initiative" abandons generalized methods used to research and treat Alzheimer's disease. The secret weapon: a novel "N-of-1 design" that personalizes medicine down to a single patient.
![NIH Grant to Further Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/rbnewsdesk.jpg)
September 20, 2017
A $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant will help FAU neuroscientists to continue research to better understand and treat several neuropsychiatric disorders including depression and autism.
![Placenta-on-a-Chip: Microsensor Mimics Malaria in the Womb](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/duoleinikovnewsdesk.jpg)
August 29, 2017
By combining microbiology with engineering technologies, researchers are developing a novel 3D model to study malaria-infected placenta, and have received a $400,000 NIH grant to develop this microsensor.
![Psychotic Disorders and Obesity: Blame Big Waistlines](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/obesitypsychosisnewsdesk.jpg)
August 23, 2017
A researcher in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators are the first to compare the long-term course of weight across different psychotic disorders in a newly published report.
![Keep Safety in Mind during Solar Eclipse](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/solareclipse.jpg)
August 18, 2017
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the first solar eclipse in more than 40 years. Experts at Florida Atlantic University caution safety first to ensure that the experience is a pleasant one.