Author: Dorron Blumberg

Florida Medical Center Names Mary Ann Usher a Tenet Hero

Posted by | Apr 17, 2021 | |

Special honor is part of Tenet Healthcare’s annual recognition program
 
April 17, 2021 Florida Medical Center announced that Mary Ann Usher, who is the Administrative Director of Nursing Administration and Emergency Services at Florida Medical Center, has been honored by Tenet Healthcare as part of its annual recognition program. Mary Ann has been named a “Tenet Hero” for her incredible contributions in 2020.
 

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Neural plasticity depends on this long noncoding RNA’s journey from nucleus to synapse

Posted by | Apr 17, 2021 | |

April 16, 2021 – Making memories involves more than seeing friends or taking photos. The brain constantly adapts to new information and stores memories by building connections among neurons, called synapses. How neurons do this—reaching out arm-like dendrites to communicate with other neurons—requires a ballet of genes, signaling molecules, cellular scaffolding and protein-building machinery.

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FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease in Florida

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | |

FAU Awarded $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program
 
April 15, 2021 – Four researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Florida Department of Health’s Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program. Award recipients also represent the FAU Brain Institute, which advances neuroscience research, promotes neuroscience education, facilitates translational research discoveries and enhances public awareness, and the FAU Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), created to advance health through pioneering research and practical applications.
 

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