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Do local environmental factors contribute to dementia? FAU researchers want to know

Two professors from the nursing college are leading a team of investigators from four other institutions to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugar cane burning affect brain health.

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FAU study looks at local environmental factors on dementia

C.E. Lynn College of Nursing professors are leading a team to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugarcane burning affect brain health.

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Residents of rural 'glades' take a 'leap of faith' to combat dementia

Residents of rural 'glades' take a 'leap of faith' to combat dementia
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FAU awarded $1.3 million grant to improve quality of life for individuals with dementia and their families

Florida Atlantic University's María de los Ángeles Ortega, DNP, APRN, in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative for a groundbreaking project designed to advance health equity and improve quality of life for individuals living with or at high risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their family caregivers.

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New study to investigate link between agricultural fire smoke and dementia risk

Worldwide, the practice of preparing agricultural fields by burning crop residue contributes large quantities of gaseous pollutants and aerosol particles to the atmosphere and is a known cardiorespiratory health hazard.

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Local elections, Miami-Dade Schools relax masks, the latest from Surfside, and robotic cats helping people with dementia

A brief local elections update and Miami-Dade’s recent mask mandate decision. Also, new findings could tell us how the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed. Plus, how robotic cats are helping people with memory loss diseases.

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