Research Snapshots: Drs. Michael Pace & David Borchelt
Study demonstrates that additional proteins misfold in the presence of neurodegenerative disease pathologies.
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UF neurosurgery and neurology departments team up for interdisciplinary NIH grant
Five-year National Institutes of Health Research Education Program, or R25, grant supports residents’ research education activities and academic career development.
Article examines nusinersen benefits in forms of spinal muscular atrophy
A new article examining data from clinical trials led by Melissa Armstrong, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology, shows that nusinersen treatment benefits certain patients with spinal muscular atrophy.
Dementia with Lewy bodies study examines end-of-life experiences
Melissa Armstrong, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology, partnered with the Lewy Body Dementia Association to survey the families of patients who had dementia with Lewy bodies.
Challenges in defining inappropriate medication use in Parkinson’s dementia
In a recent editorial in JAMA Neurology, a group of neurologists at at The Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases at UF Health discuss medication trends for Parkinson's disease dementia.
Ted Turner has Lewy body dementia, but what is that?
In The Conversation, Dr. Melissa Armstrong explains LBD, how it's diagnosed and current avenues for researching the disease.
Podcast featuring Dr. Michael Okun covers variety of Parkinson’s disease topics
The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition's podcast, STEM-Talk, features Michael Okun, M.D., who talks about the complexity and treatment of Parkinson's disease.
The use of rodent models to study neurodegenerative disease
Dr. Todd Golde and colleagues published a review in Nature Neuroscience highlighting the usefulness and limitations of using mouse models to study neurodegenerative diseases.
MBI neuroscientists talk deep brain stimulation at the Cade
DBS pioneers Kelly Foote, M.D., and Michael Okun, M.D., co-directors of the Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, shared their expertise at the Cade Museum.
