Congratulations to Dr. Michael S. Okun on the publication of “The Nontrivial Ethics of Brain Biopsies for Research,” which appears in the September 16th issue of JAMA Neurology. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) conducted for routine clinical care has opened an opportunity to explore the possible collection of a brain biopsy…
Congratulations Drs Vedant Garg, Venkat Srikar Lavui, Grace Hey, Brett Winter, Marcos Santana Firme, Justin D. Hillard, Coralie DeHemptinne, Michael S. Okun and Joshua K. Wong on the publication of “Beyond Pallidal or Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Dystonia,” which appears in the September issue of Tremor and other…
Congratulations to Drs. Melissa Armstrong and David Vaillencourt on the publication of “Neuroimaging and Biofluid Biomarkers across Race and Ethnicity in Older Adults across the Spectrum of Cognition,” which appears in the September issue of Aging Research Reviews. Abstract Neuroimaging and biofluid biomarkers provide a proxy of pathological changes for…
Congratulations to Drs. Steven Trent DeKosky and Michael Jaffee on the publication of “Association of education attainment, smoking status, and alcohol use disorder with dementia risk in older adults: a longitudinal observational study,” which was published in the September issue of Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. Abstract Background Previous research on the risk of dementia associated with education attainment, smoking status, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has yielded inconsistent results, indicating potential heterogeneous treatment effects (HTEs) of these factors on dementia risk. Thus, this study aimed to identify the important variables that may contribute to HTEs of these factors in older adults. Methods Using…
Dr. Michael Okun, a neurologist at University of Florida Health, said multiple concussions and those received in short succession can more than double the risk of developing Parkinson’s later in life, along with other issues caused by continual brain injuries. Okun treated Muhammad Ali and noted that the late boxer’s…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael S Okun, Aysegul Gunduz, and Dawn Bowers on the publication of “A – 82 Differences in Cognitive Effort-Based Decision Making between Younger and Older Adults,” which appears in the September edition of Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. Abstract Objective Goal-directed decision-making relies on age-dependent reward processing. Current measures of…
Congratulations to Drs. Hector David Meza Comparan, Anum Khaliq, Luciola Frota, Daniela Pomar-Forero, Bakhtawar Ahmad, Haley Brunkal, Saanvi Singireddy, Carolina Maciel and Katherina Busl on the publication of “Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors for Headache After Elective Cranial Neurosurgery: Results from a Systematic Review of Efficacy of Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors for Headache…
Congratulations to Dr. David E Vaillancourt on the publication of “Houston, We Have AI Problem! Quality Issues with Neuroimaging-Based Artificial Intelligence in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review,” a literature review published in the September issue of Movement DIsorders. Abstract In recent years, many neuroimaging studies have applied artificial intelligence (AI)…
The magazine also ranked UF among the top university investments in the country Forbes has named the University of Florida the No. 4 public university in the nation and among the top institutions in the country for return on investment, according to rankings released today. In…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Melissa Armstrong, and Steven Trent DeKosky on the publication of “Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study,” which appears in the August 2024 edition of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background Previous studies…
