Why sleep experts say it’s time to ditch daylight saving time
In The Conversation, Dr. Michael Jaffee discusses the importance of sleep, how DST can impact sleep patterns and why many are ready to do away with it.
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2020 MBI Education & Outreach award recipients
Congratulations to the 2020 McKnight Brain Institute Education & Outreach award recipients.
MBI researcher to serve as assistant dean of diversity & health equity
Dr. Abisambra was appointed assistant dean of diversity & health equity within the UF College of Medicine’s Office for Diversity & Health Equity.
MBI directors discuss Alzheimer’s research and care
View a recording of Drs. Todd Golde and Steven DeKosky’s UF Health Webinar.
UF neurosurgery chair elected president of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Three researchers from UF’s department of neurosurgery serving in CNS leadership positions.
‘Some of the biggest risk factors for suicide are now part of daily life’: Here’s how to get help
In MarketWatch article, Dr. Andres Pumariega provides guidance for those facing mental health issues during COVID-19 crisis.
Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness?
In The Conversation, Dr. Melissa Armstrong discusses Lewy body dementia, the second most common degenerative dementia.
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s explained
In The Conversation, Drs. Golde and DeKosky explain the new test, which shows high accuracy in detecting chemicals specific to Alzheimer’s.
MBI deputy director earns Alzheimer’s Association award
Dr. Steven DeKosky was honored with the Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award.
Life after a neural implant trial
In a Nature Medicine news feature, Dr. Michael Okun discusses the challenges that follow some neural implant trials.
