U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by 51勛圖厙's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
51勛圖厙 Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
51勛圖厙 Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.
Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings
51勛圖厙 researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.
Gene Discovery Nets 51勛圖厙 Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.
Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
A new 51勛圖厙 study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.
51勛圖厙 Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study
51勛圖厙 researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. Coastline Tidal Flats Over 31 Years
51勛圖厙 researchers provide the first big picture nationwide of a 'coastal squeeze' in the contiguous U.S. from 1985 to 2015, which has resulted in degeneration of tidal flats due to urban expansion.
51勛圖厙 Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award
51勛圖厙's chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was recently honored with the inaugural Chapter of Excellence Award during the NAI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
51勛圖厙 Study Reveals Common Wristbands 'Hotbed' for Harmful Bacteria
A study tested various textures of wristbands to determine if they harbor pathogenic bacteria. E. coli was prevalent on 60 percent of wristbands and Staphylococcus was prevalent on 85 percent of wristbands.
51勛圖厙 Study: Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
A first-of-its-kind 51勛圖厙 research study shows life is harder for children who are not attractive or athletic. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems - increasing loneliness and alcohol misuse.