Experts provide clinical guidance amid rise in sudden-onset tic-like symptoms
UF neurologist Dr. Irene Malaty and international experts publish review on diagnosis and management of functional tic-like phenomena.
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Does replacing dopamine help with facial masking in PD?
Dr. Dawn Bowers and Rachel Schade led study reporting that dopamine medications improves facial movement and expressions in Parkinson’s.
NFL partners with UF to measure on-field head impacts using mouthguard sensors
Dr. Jay Clugston and colleagues will lead UF’s research efforts as part of multi-institutional effort.
MBI members appointed College of Medicine assistant deans for research
Drs. Elias Sayour and Daniel Wesson appointed to new leadership roles.
Researchers receive $3.6M grant to study breathing therapy for spinal cord injury
Dr. Emily Fox will lead study evaluating ways to optimize intermittent hypoxia therapy.
UF neuroscientists publish review of latest Tourette syndrome research
Multicenter data sharing has enabled recent advances in understanding the genetics and pathophysiology of the neurodevelopmental disorder.
Adropin treatment shows promise to limit post-stroke brain damage in mouse study
Preclinical UF study unveils potential neuroprotective role of the peptide adropin in the aged brain after ischemic stroke.
MBI late fall e-newsletter: The Brainstorm
Catch up on some of the latest neuroscience and neuromedicine research news around the MBI and beyond.
Neuroscientist appointed PHHP associate dean for research
Dr. Adam Woods will focus on the development of junior faculty, and building college-level programs and resources.
Neurologists who treated Muhammad Ali provide evidence for primary Parkinson’s diagnosis
Amid questions about the late boxing great’s symptoms, UF’s Dr. Michael Okun and colleagues conclude his primary diagnosis was young-onset Parkinson’s disease.
