Catching Alzheimer’s early
On WUFT's The Point Podcast, Dr. Jesse DeSimone discusses his team's new study's findings that could yield a new method for earlier Alzheimer’s detection.
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Alzheimer’s
Future Alzheimer’s treatments aim to do more than clear plaques
Dr. Malú Tansey discussed her research into Alzheimer's on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Forward motion
One family raised the bar for excellence at UF’s movement disorders program. Learn more in the latest edition of Florida Physician.
MBI director talks Alzheimer’s research in Citrus County Chronicle
Dr. Todd Golde discusses how far has Alzheimer's disease research has come and where it needs to go.
Number of veterans with Alzheimer’s and other dementias on the rise
Retired Col. Dr. Michael Jaffee and Dr. Steven DeKosky explain military-related risks of developing dementia that are detailed in a new paper in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
MBI researchers identify potential strategy to treat Alzheimer’s disease
A mouse-model study led by Drs. Paramita Chakrabarty and Todd Golde describes how their team bioengineered a naturally occurring protein to enable it to bind to amyloid beta protein in the brain.
Dr. Steven DeKosky discusses Alzheimer’s diagnostics
Bill Gates recently invested in a venture fund to improve diagnostic testing for Alzheimer's. Steven DeKosky, M.D., discusses the importance of an early diagnosis for patients and researchers.
Chronic Neurological Diseases
Chronic neurological diseases — Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Huntington’s disease, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, to mention only a few — afflict millions of Americans worldwide and account for tremendous morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, age is the largest risk factor for many…