Ennis Study Assesses Tuberculosis Risk among HIV Patients

Aug 04, 2022

Nicole Ennis, Ph.D., along with others, examined the factors linked with tuberculosis among people who lived with HIV in Florida via medical documentation and self-reporting. Tuberculosis prevalence was higher in self-reporting than in documentation, with the highest self-reporting demographic being older, homeless African Americans.

The use of self-reporting combined with screening test confirmation would help in establishing the true prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors of those living with HIV.

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Nair-Collins on the Social Status of Brain Death

Mar 17, 2022

Michael Nair-Collins puts forth this essay regarding the definition of the irreversible coma and brain death. The essay emphasizes the aspect of compulsorily applying the status of "corpse", socially and legally, to a living human body.

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Pickett and Sheffler on Black Sleep Health

Aug 18, 2022

Scott M. Pickett and Julia L. Sheffler of Florida State University's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine were involved with an initiative to examine the link between poor sleep health, obesity, and addictive-like eating behaviors in African American and Black people. The results point towards intervention being necessary for abnormal eating behaviors when excessive daytime sleepiness is observed.

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Dec 11, 2022

The Jerusalem Post

Commonly-used artificial sweetener linked to anxiety

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Aspartame, a sweetener used in thousands of products, produced anxiety-like behavior that can even pass on to future generations, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences earlier this month.

Hou Publishes Neurofibromatosis Study

Dec 09, 2022

Individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) have a higher risk for and are more vulnerable to socioemotional difficulties. Though, there is little known about exactly how socioemotional functioning changes throughout a lifespan and the things that predict such changes.

Yang Hou, Ph.D., was part of a group studying such effects. Their findings indicated that individualized patient care and consideration for the socioeconomic background of a child should be uniquely met. Though ultimately, the results suggest further longitudinal study is needed.

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Dec 09, 2022

The Independent (UK)

Commonly used sweetener found linked to anxious behavior in mice

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Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have found that aspartame, a commonly used artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, is linked to anxiety-like behavior in mice.

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College of Medicine represented on winning Collaborative Collision team

Melissa Newsome, a research associate with the College of Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health Integration, was a member of the winning interdisciplinary team at Tuesday’s Collaborative Collision at Florida State University competition.

Six teams of faculty and staff proposed rural service projects aimed at improving the lives of the underserved in North Florida’s 23 designated rural counties.

The Access to Resources for People with Disabilities team was awarded $100,000 by the FSU Office of Research Development for their winning proposal, geared to assisting those with autism, Down Syndrome, intellectual disabilities and other cognitive, or neurodiverse, challenges.

The winning team produced a video describing their objectives in support of its project summary.

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Appelbaum participates in World AIDS Day panel

Jonathan Appelbaum, M.D., chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences, participated as a panelist on the Dec. 1 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Worlds AIDS Day 2022 presentation and discussion.

The World AIDS Day observance, titled Progress and Promise in HIV Research, was coordinated through the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at NIH. The panel focused on community involvement in HIV research, more equitable and accessible prevention and treatment services and the need to support the next generation of investigators.

“OAR recognizes the important role early career investigators will play as we work toward our ultimate goal to end the HIV pandemic,” Maureen M. Goodenow, associate director for AIDS research and director of OAR at NIH, wrote in a letter of thanks to Appelbaum.

The full 90-minute panel discussion is archived on the NIH OAR website and includes a joint statement from Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Goodenow, which reflects on the progress made over 34 years since the first World AIDS Day.

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Dec 06, 2022

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Retiring Dunn gets sendoff from Daytona Beach campus

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Retiring Daytona Beach Regional Campus Dean Luckey Dunn, M.D., was honored for his 15 years of service to the College of Medicine during a farewell luncheon.

"Luckey was the perfect choice to be the founding dean here," said George Bernardo, M.D., who succeeds Dunn. "He started a tradition of excellence that our students get at the Daytona Beach campus. He just did a perfect job of getting us to where we are today."