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![Project Enhances Teamwork Among Varied Health Professions](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Healthcare%20-%20Newsdesk%20-%2010-6-15.jpg)
October 06, 2015
FAU and Boca Raton Regional Hospital have partnered on a unique project to eliminate barriers between healthcare disciplines and build crucial communication and teambuilding skills to support collaboration.
![First Study on Hard-to-treat Depression in Older People](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Newcomer_John%20Newsdesk.jpg)
September 30, 2015
About half of older adults don't respond to first-line medication for depression. A new study shows that adding a second drug to treatment with an antidepressant medication alone helps many of these patients.
![New Technology to Monitor Blood Disorder With a Smart Phone](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Sickle%20Cell%20Smart%20Phone%20Newsdesk.jpg)
September 22, 2015
A researcher has a unique way to monitor sickle cell disease using a smart phone, and will develop a portable smart sensor and a phone application for patients to analyze and store their blood test results.
![FAU's Medical School to Work with foundation2recovery.org](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Addiction%20Newsdesk.jpg)
September 09, 2015
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine will work with foundation2recovery.org to combat the narcotic prescription drug epidemic using novel approaches for treatment, prevention and education programs.
![Sobering Statistics on Physical Inactivity in the U.S.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Physical%20Inactivity%20for%20Newsdesk.jpg)
September 02, 2015
Researchers have published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine that stresses how lack of physical activity in Americans poses important clinical, public health and fiscal challenges for the nation.
![Researcher Sheds Light on Bilingual Development in Children](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Erika%20Hoff.jpg)
August 17, 2015
A professor of psychology at FAU provides important information that should help clinicians as they assess bilingual children and advise their parents.
![Neuroscientist Develops New, Rapid Dementia Screening Tool](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Galvin%202.jpg)
August 17, 2015
Determining whether or not an individual has dementia and to what degree is a long and laborious process that can take an experienced professional such as a clinician about four to five hours to administer.
![Study Shows Lack of Meaning in Life Linked to Addiction](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/Social%20Services.jpg)
August 17, 2015
A commonly used treatment in addiction is the 12-step model developed in the 1930s. Yet, surprisingly, there is no clear understanding about how to nurture spirituality among people struggling with addictions.
![FAU Celebrates Summer 2015 Commencement](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/summer-med-graduation.jpg)
August 07, 2015
Florida Atlantic University conferred more than 1,700 degrees on August 4 during three commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium on the Boca Raton campus.