Author: Dorron Blumberg

FAU Receives $5.3 Million NIH Grant to Detect Cognitive Change in Older Drivers

Posted by | Sep 30, 2020 | |

FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and Collaborators Will Develop, Use In-vehicle Sensors to Monitor Abnormal Driving 
  
September 30, 2020 – About 33 percent of older adults with dementia are thought to be active drivers and 50 percent are estimated to continue driving for up to three years post diagnosis. Drivers with dementia often have difficulty checking and changing lanes, merging, making left turns, signaling to park or following routes.
 
 

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Trulieve First Company to Introduce THC-infused Edible Products to Florida Market

Posted by | Sep 30, 2020 | |

On Aug. 26, 2020, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) granted permission for licensed medical marijuana dispensaries to produce THC-infused edible products, including lozenges, gelatins, baked goods, chocolates and drink powders. Seven days later, Trulieve Cannabis Corp., Florida’s largest medical marijuana company, began selling edible products in its dispensaries.

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