Chronic Neurological Diseases News

Freethink filmmakers highlight people and ideas changing the world, and their latest focus is UF’s multidisciplinary DBS team.

In The Conversation, Dr. Michael Okun explains Parkinson’s disease and evolving treatments for the condition.

Learn how philanthropy has played a key role in UF Health’s neuroscience research and clinical programs in the latest edition of Florida Physician.

Read about the highly anticipated acquisition of three top neuroscientists at UF Health in the latest edition of Florida Physician.

Brain network imaging study could help guide drug development to improve cognitive function.

One family raised the bar for excellence at UF’s movement disorders program. Learn more in the latest edition of Florida Physician.

Read how personal relationships can lead to breakthroughs that impact lives in the latest edition of Florida Physician.

Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure hosted The Season of Hope on Saturday, Dec. 7 — an annual 5K/15K fundraiser run to benefit the battle against dystonia and other movement disorders. The event was held at the Gainesville Hawthrone Trail and many neuromedicine researchers put on their running shoes to…

Novel type of immunotherapy used in mouse-model study shows promise for ALS treatment.

A new article in the journal Neurology by a University of Zurich medical team examines the negative effect deep brain stimulation surgery had on the swimming skills of a select group of patients with Parkinson’s disease. University of Florida neurology chair Dr. Michael Okun commented on the study in The New York Times and urges all patients with Parkinson’s disease to avoid swimming alone.