U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
¼ø»Æʦapp Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
¼ø»Æʦapp 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: Home Prices are Re-Accelerating, But for How Long?
Home prices are picking up in some parts of the country, though it is doubtful prices will jump significantly in the future, according to researchers at ¼ø»Æʦapp and another school.
Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings
¼ø»Æʦapp researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.
Gene Discovery Nets ¼ø»Æʦapp 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.
STUDY: These Rental Markets Are Most Favorable Based on Pricing Trends
With renters waiting for the rental crisis to ebb, some markets might be more favorable based on long-term pricing trends, according to researchers at ¼ø»Æʦapp and two other schools.
Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
A new ¼ø»Æʦapp 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.
¼ø»Æʦapp Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study
¼ø»Æʦapp 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
¼ø»Æʦapp 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.
¼ø»Æʦapp Expert: AI Can Change the Course of College Recruiting
As artificial intelligence reshapes much of our daily lives, it could also shake up the way college coaches recruit players to their schools, according to one sports expert at ¼ø»Æʦapp.