New Study Tests Effectiveness of High-Intensity Exercise in Slowing Parkinson’s Symptoms
The University of Florida is collaborating on a new Phase 3 multisite clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of high-intensity and moderate-intensity treadmill exercise in slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
New Test Would Use DNA to Find Brain Tumors, Cancer
It’s being called a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect brain tumors... Read More
UF Researchers Help Lead International Studies Into Two Rare Neuromuscular Disorders
Researchers at the University of Florida are partnering with colleagues from top peer institutions to advance the understanding of two rare hereditary... Read More
MBI Directors Discuss Alzheimer’s Research and Care
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, UF Health hosted a webinar titled, “Alzheimer’s: Help for today and hope for tomorrow,” featuring Todd Golde, M.D.,... Read More
UF Neuroscientists Find Sex Hormones May Influence Risk Taking, Impulsivity in Rats
New research by University of Florida neuroscientists suggests that male and female sex hormones may play differing roles in risk-taking inclinations and... Read More
New Trial Drug Combination Shows Promise for Slowing Progression of ALS
A new drug combination tested in a multisite human clinical trial shows promise for slowing the progression of ALS, often called Lou... Read More
The Importance of Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: UF Neuroscientists Explain the Recent Findings
University of Florida neuroscientists Steven DeKosky, MD, and Todd Golde, MD, Ph.D., announced new findings on a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s... Read More
UF Neurologists Create a New Image of Parkinson Disease
An outdated sketch from 1886 by Sir William Richard Gowers remains among the most used and viewed depictions of Parkinson disease, despite great advancements in... Read More
New Study Demonstrates the Brain’s Ability to Shift and Utilize Different Neural Circuits
A new study by UF neuroscientists demonstrates an example of the brain’s ability to shift and utilize different neural circuits to perform... Read More
UF Investigators Earn Michael J. Fox Foundation Award
Investigators at UF’s Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, or CTRND, earned a one-year, $200,000 award from the Michael J. Fox... Read More
