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Florida State University College of Medicine announces Match Day results

Published: March 18, 2022 | 3:14 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Stenia Accilien, M.D. Class of 2022 president, learns where she will enter residency training this summer while excited family members look on at the FSU College of Medicine Match Day. (Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services)

Graduating students in the Florida State University College of Medicine’s M.D. Class of 2022 received notification today of where they will enter residency training this summer. The Match Day ceremony took place at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall for the first time since 2019, after two years of virtual events. “These students showed tremendous resilience […]

FSU psychologist receives 1.8M NIH grant to study eating disorders, obesity

Published: March 10, 2022 | 11:21 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

When it comes to treating eating disorders and tackling obesity, scientists know the brain holds the keys to unlocking answers to the most intriguing questions. Now, with help from a new National Institutes of Health grant, a Florida State University researcher is studying occurrences in specific regions of the brain that motivate us to reach […]

FSU College of Medicine research advances understanding of DNA repair

Published: March 8, 2022 | 1:55 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Zucai Suo, Eminent Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine. (Courtesy of FSU College of Medicine)

A Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has made a discovery that alters our understanding of how the body’s DNA repair process works and may lead to new chemotherapy treatments for cancer and other disorders. The fact that DNA can be repaired after it has been damaged is one of the great mysteries of […]

FSU research team finds lead exposure linked to IQ loss

Published: March 8, 2022 | 9:03 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Health & Medicine

Assistant Professor of Sociology Matt Hauer.

A Florida State University research team has published a new study that estimates that exposure to lead has robbed Americans on average 2.6 IQ points per person. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Most of what we think of as the lost generation and the greatest generation and baby […]

Study finds racialized disenfranchisement affects physical health of Black People

Published: February 14, 2022 | 12:03 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Public Health Program Patricia Homan. (FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer)

Higher levels of racial inequality in political disenfranchisement are linked to negative health outcomes in Black populations in the United States, according to a new Florida State University study. Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Public Health Program Patricia Homan, the study’s lead author, said it revealed that racialized disenfranchisement is accompanied […]

Florida State researchers identify link that plays a role in regulating neuropsychiatric brain disorders

Published: January 12, 2022 | 2:44 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Florida State University researchers have identified a link between two key parts of the brain that play significant roles in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and depression. Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Wen Li and psychology doctoral candidate Kevin Clancy found that stimulating the system in the brain that deals […]

Researchers find key hormone influences social behavior from areas outside the brain

Published: January 10, 2022 | 8:54 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Elizabeth Hammock, associate professor of neuroscience.

Oxytocin’s role in regulating and influencing social behavior is well known. Numerous ongoing clinical trials are focusing on the levels of the hormone in the brain but now a Florida State University research team has found evidence that oxytocin receptors outside of the brain may play an important role in shaping social behavior. Elizabeth Hammock, […]

Five questions: FSU researcher explains work to treat corneal disease

Published: January 5, 2022 | 8:51 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Michael Blaber, professor at the FSU College of Medicine

A Florida State University technology developed to treat an incurable eye condition has proven so effective in clinical trials that investors have funded a third portion of Series A financing for Trefoil Therapeutics to support the further creation of treatments for corneal disease. Professor of Biomedical Sciences Michael Blaber, who developed the treatment and co-founded […]

Florida State, Apalachee Center and TMH plan new psychiatry residency program

Published: December 9, 2021 | 8:37 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Clockwise from top left: FSU College of Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty, president and CEO of Apalachee Center Jay Reeve, College of Medicines graduate medical education program director Dr. Joan Younger Meek, and president and CEO of TMH Mark O'Bryant.

The Florida State University College of Medicine, Apalachee Center and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare have signed an agreement to establish and operate a psychiatry residency program, addressing a critical area of need for the training of additional mental health-care providers for the region and state. The program will be based at Apalachee Center, a Tallahassee-based organization […]

Research shows crucial intervention period for infants with autism spectrum disorder

Published: November 30, 2021 | 4:02 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that infants with autism spectrum disorder demonstrate social-communication differences with their peers by nine months. The research, which was published in Child Development, showed three unique patterns of social-communication development in infants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and points to a crucial window for […]

College of Medicine research seeks to identify exact moment neurodevelopmental disorders begin

Published: November 23, 2021 | 3:58 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

From left, doctoral student Xiaoyan Yu and Associate Professor Yuan Wang in Wang's lab. (Robert Thomas/FSU College of Medicine)

Imagine being able to pinpoint the exact moment in utero when brain development changes and leads to genetic disorders such as autism and cerebral palsy. That knowledge could open the door to intervention strategies, potentially lessening or preventing the dysfunction — and the subsequent genetic disorder. Florida State University College of Medicine Associate Professor Yuan […]

FSU College of Medicine: Striding toward a physician workforce that meets community needs

Published: November 19, 2021 | 4:10 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Students at a SSTRIDE Summer Institute learn about patient encounters at the FSU College of Medicine Clinical Learning Center. (Colin Hackley/FSU College of Medicine)

Florida State University · The College of Medicine's SSTRIDE & USSTRIDE continues to make a difference When Desiree Jonas-Strickland was in middle school, Florida State University’s SSTRIDE program helped her see her future in a health care career. That program — Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity and Excellence — has taken her from her […]

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