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Oct. 6, 2021
Breastfeeding Could Reduce Postpartum Depression Risk

Between 11 and 20 percent of women who give birth each year in the U.S. have postpartum depression symptoms, which is the greatest risk factor for maternal suicide and infanticide, according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and collaborators are the first to examine the relationship between breastfeeding and postpartum depression risk using a large, national population-based dataset of 29,685 women across 26 states. But results of the new study, published in the journal Public Health Nursing, demonstrate that women who breastfed had a lower risk. ... READ MORE.
Postdoc Spotlight: Imaging the Blue Expanse

As a postdoctoral fellow at the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Srinivas Kolluru, Ph.D., examines photographs of water to understand more about water quality and to improve the algorithms to obtain water quality parameters from these images.

His work helps scientists learn more about the harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon. ... READ MORE.
Sedative Used on Intoxicated Patients Leads to Increased Intubation

In recent years, ketamine β€” a powerful sedative β€” has been used to safely treat patients with excited delirium who are combative, aggressive or agitated before being transported to the hospital or in an emergency department setting.

However, in a new study, published in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, researchers from FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, found that ketamine use led to higher rates of intubation in the emergency department for those with substance intoxication. ... READ MORE.
Workshop Series
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., TODAY, S.E. Wimberly Library Room 103
Research in Action
1 – 2 p.m., TOMORROW, Zoom
Virtual Postdoc Symposium for Career Advancement
10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Oct. 8, Zoom
The Office of the Vice President for Research
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Oct. 13,
Jupiter Campus AD 222
Research in Action
1 – 2 p.m., Oct. 14, Zoom
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