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Drs. Todd Golde and Michael Okun discuss how the Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure has moved the needle for dystonia research and care.

Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Heilman on the publication of two chapters; Brain Aging and Creativity and Changes in Emotion and Mood with Aging.  Both are found in Cognitive Changes of the Aging Brain, published by Cambridge University Press and available at Amazon.com.   Introduction: One of the greatest of human…

A recent report showed that some Parkinson’s patients who had deep brain stimulation experienced difficulty swimming following the surgery. Dr. Michael Okun, executive director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at …

Vinata Vedam-Mai, PhD. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology has been awarded a new National Institutes of Health R56 grant entitled, “Adoptive Cell Therapies and Translational Neuroimaging in Synucleinopathy”.

The first week of December is National Hand Washing Awareness Week… You know what that means?! It’s time to get hygienic, people! Making a habit of good hand hygiene is an easy, effective way to prevent infections and sicknesses.

Congratulations Drs. Takashi Tsuboi, Joshua K.Wong, Michael S.Okun, and Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora on the publication of “Quality of life outcomes after deep brain stimulation in dystonia: A systematic review, in the November 18th online edition of Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. Abstract Dystonia is an incurable movement disorder which can cause…

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Congratulations Drs. Okun and Vedam-Mai. on the publication of “An Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics and Lipidomics Study of Stool from Transgenic Parkinson’s Disease Mice Following Immunotherapy,” in the November issue of the Journal of Proteome Research. Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the…

Congratulations to University of Florida distinguished professor emeritus Dr. Kenneth Heilman for earning the Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Neuropsychology Award from the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN). The award is NAN’s most prestigious and is given to a…

CNG Seminar Serious Presents: Matthew Farrer, PhD Professor of Neurology Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases Endowed Chair Director of clinical Genomics Program Parkinson’s Progress: From Genetics to Precision Medicine Monday November 25, 2019 5:15 – 6:15 pm…