Dr. Mark Gold named UF’s Distinguished Alumni Professor
Mark Gold, M.D., an international authority on addiction medicine, and chairman of the University of Florida College of Medicine's…
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ONE MIND FOR RESEARCH FORUM
Dear Friends, This May we will launch an ambitious plan for research, uniting our nation’s best and brightest in a way not seen since President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of landing a man on the moon 50 years ago. I hope you will be…
Go figure: Math model may help researchers with stem cell, cancer therapies
'Math is going to be the new microscope of the 21st century ...'
Device may reduce swallowing health risk in patients with Parkinson’s disease
A hand-held device that strengthens the muscles involved in swallowing can address a serious symptom of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new University of Florida study. In what researchers believe is the largest randomized trial of a behavioral swallowing treatment in patients with Parkinson’s disease, scientists found that about…
Some kids with spinal cord injury may be overlooked for walking rehabilitation
“The prevailing clinical view is patients who are able to recover need to display early leg movement. The children in our studies displayed minimal or no movement, yet some were still able to make significant improvement.” -- Dena Howland, an associate professor of neuroscience
New MBI director named
A leading authority in neurology and translational research has been named the new executive director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida.
Unusual genetic mutation linked to disabling brain disease
Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that contributes to a rare brain disease that causes patients to lose control of their coordination and movements. Writing in PLoS Genetics, scientists with the University of Florida’s McKnight Brain Institute and the University of Texas Medical Branch describe how…
McKnight scientists, board members discuss clinical efforts to prevent memory loss
McKnight Brain Research Foundation scientists and board members gather at the first McKnight brain institute ever established: the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida.
Study finds Alzheimer’s patients have muted emotions
The finding may be useful for doctors assessing whether Alzheimer’s patients are clinically depressed.
MBI researchers receive $250,000 to study cell-based epilepsy treatment
University of Florida researchers will receive $250,000 to study an inventive cell-transfer therapy to treat cortical dysplasia, a condition where the brain develops abnormally before birth, causing severe epilepsy in children and adults. Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, also known as CURE, has given its 2010 Falk Medical…