Dr. Okun spoke this morning at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 177th Annual meeting in Washington DC. Three other UF researchers will also be speaking at different points this weekend. Okun’s presentation at 9 a.m. Friday will deal with the growing opportunity to provide…
The UF Movement Disorders Center and Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure are grateful for the support of corporate and private sponsors of our first annual Season of Hope Run, held on December 11th, 2010! Raising money for research in the midst of a holiday season is never easy, but…
We are pleased to announce a full day workshop on Saturday, January 15th, 2011 for physicians, nurses, PA’s, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Pharmacists. CMEs are available for this course. The introduction to the treatment of dystonia and spasticity with botulinum toxin is expected to be a successful symposium,…
A short film “I Just Wanna Dance” by film student Jim Harry documents the story of a woman who started getting Parkinson Disease symptoms at the age of 34. She has founded an NPF support group chapter and she wrote a book that helps…
Timing results are in! Thanks to everyone who ran, walked and joined us at Hawthorne Trail on December 11th (300 runners and a bunch of volunteers) Timing Results Drs. Okun & Malaty Start!…
We are proud to announce the first annual Season of Hope 5K/15K Run to benefit Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure and the University of Florida Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. The Season of Hope Run will be held on December 11, 2010 and will benefit care, research, education…
Below is the information for the Walk in Gainesville. Visit this website for more information on other Walks around the country. Team Hope Walk- Gainesville, FL November 20, 2010 Westside Park/Albert Ray Masse Park 1001 NW 34th Street Gainesville, FL 32605 Pre- Registration: 8:30AM Day of…
Drs. Oyama and Okun from the University of Florida wrote a blog post on the National Parkinson Foundation website about two recent articles which point out to physicians the problems that Parkinson patients may have when they come in for a hospitalization and during their treatment. One…
Hosted here at the UF McKnight Brain Institute, the Tyler’s Hope Think Tank is bringing together a couple dozen of the best minds in dystonia research to present some of their research and thoughts, and to provide questions and critiques on their colleagues’ work to push the field forward. For…
Congratulations to our friends at the NPF! Last month they completely redesigned their website and it seems much easier to find what you are interested in. Please go have a look and let them know what you think!…
