Inflammation may play a key role in brain changes in former football players
Dr. Breton Asken co-led a study in Neurology offering new insights into a biological pathway linked to memory problems among some former football players.
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Soldier’s struggles began long before Las Vegas blast, nurse says
In New York Times article, Dr. Michael Jaffee discusses risk factors for brain injury.
Three UF researchers awarded Alzheimer’s Association grants
Drs. Benjamin Chapin, Valerie Joers and Lakiesha Williams all receive new Alzheimer’s Association grants.
Genes may affect the severity of CTE
Michael Jaffee, M.D., vice chair and associate professor of neurology and director of the Trauma, Concussion and Sports Neuromedicine Program, commented about a new CTE study in The Boston Globe.
Examining the link between contact sports and neurological disease
Steven DeKosky, M.D., professor of neurology and deputy director of the McKnight Brain Institute, was recently featured in a story published by the American Academy of Neurology's Brain & Life magazine revisiting the paper he co-authored with Dr. Bennet Omalu about CTE.
