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The uneven impact of cardiovascular illness-related deaths on men raises the question of whether men and women face different heart disease risks. (Photo/Wicked Little Cake Company) Across the entire world, women can expect to live longer than men. But why does this occur and was this always the case? According to a new study led by USC Davis School of Gerontology researchers, significant differences in life expectancies between the sexes first emerged as recently as the turn of the 20th century. As infectious disease prevention, improved diets and other positive health behaviors were adopted by people born during the 1800s and early 1900s, death rates plummeted, but women began reaping the longevity benefits at a much faster rate. In the wake of this massive but uneven decrease in mortality, a review of global data points to heart disease as the culprit behind most of the excess deaths documented in adult men, said USC University Professor and AARP Professor of Geronto...

The decision to mate is influenced by pheromones which are detected by taste and smell. Photo credit: Klaus Dreisewerd and Joanne Yew New research, published today in  eLife  from a researcher at the  Pacific Biosciences Research Center  (PBRC), a newly integrated research unit of the  School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology  (SOEST) at the  University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , identified the neural circuit in the brain of the fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) that is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone, which controls the decision of male flies to mate with females.

In Guatemala, Tulane senior Kimberly Micotto handles a procedure on an animal at the ARCAS animal protection center. (Photo provided by Kimberly Micotto) Future veterinarian and Tulane senior Kimberly Micotto expected that she would spend her first day at a Guatemalan wildlife rescue center getting acclimated. However, she was pressed into service almost immediately, helping a veterinarian do surgery on the leg of a potoo bird.

UCF is reaching out to the community and asking for the stories of individuals who have been helped by the university’s Live United campaign and who are interested in sharing their story.

As the school campus comes alive with the sounds of New Student and Parent Orientation, we at Academia Resource Centre are saying a big congratulation to everyone. We love you all.

What will FIU’s student body look like in 50 years, and how and what will students learn? In the 50 years since its founding, FIU has made a dramatic impact on the economic and social well-being of South Florida. So, what will the coming decades bring? FIU Magazine spoke with university leaders and educators to understand where some of our strengths will take us in the coming decades and how FIU will continue to influence the world at home and beyond.

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