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![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.
![Students Receive First Doctor's White Coats at Ceremony](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/whitecoatnewsdesk.jpg)
August 04, 2017
The 64 members of the incoming class of 2017 in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine each received their first doctor's white coat today during the symbolic White Coat Ceremony.
![It's Not Just What You Eat, It's What's Eating You](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/jiawormnewsdesk.jpg)
August 02, 2017
A new study shows that it's not just what or how much you eat that matters. Smelling food in addition to consuming calories could influence the aging process and provide clues for a longer lifespan.
![Study Illuminates Serotonin Contributions to Cocaine's Lure](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/blakely.jpg)
June 28, 2017
A new study reinforces long-held suspicions that the brain chemical serotonin, a molecule usually associated with mood, appetite and libido, makes a direct contribution to the actions of cocaine.