STAT: Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr. Michael Okun featured in story highlighting the expanding field of brain stimulation for conditions from movement disorders to addiction.
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“Power In Knowing” Program
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects people of all races, ethnicities and ages. However, there is a common misconception that PD only impacts older white men. This has been exacerbated and stereotyped by images of older white men demonstrating a hunched-over posture with tremors all over the internet and social media. …
CSI: Alzheimer’s
Feature story highlights some of the promising Alzheimer’s investigations underway at UF.
UF joins global study into Parkinson’s onset and progression
UF is now a site for worldwide study seeking new insights into Parkinson’s disease.
UF neurologists lead Frontiers e-book on deep brain stimulation
Drs. Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora and Michael Okun served as editors for special edition.
New hope for Parkinson’s
Dr. Michael Okun featured in AARP article about increased research funding for Parkinson’s.
AAN publishes new guidelines for early Parkinson’s disease treatment
Dr. Melissa Armstrong co-authored new guidance published in the journal Neurology.
Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation establish the Fixel Brain Mapping Professorship
Dr. Aysegul Gunduz was named the inaugural Fixel Brain Mapping Professor.
UF joins global Parkinson’s research network
Aligning Sciences Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) accelerates research efforts into underlying causes of disease.
Researchers seek to build confidence into AI for health care under NSF grant
Investigators will also explore ways to use AI to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases earlier.
