Congratulations to Dr Nadeau on the publication of “Origins of Opioid Crisis More Complex Than Stated,” which was published in the recent issue of Pain Medicine News. Excerpt: In a recent episode of Pain Medicine News’ ON PAIN video series, Matthew Ellis, PhD, MPE, appears to be suggesting that the availability…
Congratulations to Drs. Gunduz, Foote and Okun on the publication of “Post-trial access in implanted neural device research: Device maintenance, abandonment, and cost,” in the September-October Issue of Brain Stimulation. Abstract Background Clinical trial participants who benefit from experimental neural devices for the treatment of debilitating and…
Dr. Melissa Armstrong is director of the Mangurian Clinical-Research Headquarters for Lewy Body Dementia at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. Her…
Michael Guldin, a Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP) student from the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease (CTRND) won first place in cellular/molecular neuroscience for his oral presentation on his summer project! Kudos to Michael Guldin;…
In a recent op-ed published in the Tampa Bay Times, UF Vice President for Research David Norton, Ph.D., discussed UF’s milestone of surpassing $1 billion in annual research spending for the first time, placing UF in the company of about 15 public universities in the U.S. that have…
The Alzheimer’s Association is planning another great event in Gainesville and they would love for you to be a part of it! Funds raised by our Walk events allow us to move our mission forward in the local community. Can we count on you this year? You can register for the…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun and Joshua Wong on the publication of “Advances in Treatments of Essential Tremor,” in International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders worldwide. According to the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Task Force on Tremor, ET…
From April 2nd to 7th, 2022, clinicians gathered in Seattle, Washington, for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2022 Annual Meeting. Participants also had the option to attend virtually from April 24th to 26th. Over 2000 abstracts were submitted for this year’s conference. Michael S. Okun, MD, has…
Congratulations to Drs. Christopher Hess and Michael Okun on the publication of “Inconsistency and incongruence: the two diagnostic pillars of functional movement disorder,” in the July 23rd issue of The Lancet. A 67-year-old woman, who had a 4-month history of a sudden onset of intermittent jerking movements with contortions of…
Congratulations Drs. Foote and Okun on the publication of “Deep brain stimulation for obsessive–compulsive disorder: a crisis of access,” in the July 15th issue of Nature Medicine. Deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder but is rarely used. Action is needed by psychologists, psychiatrists and insurers so…
