‘MBI-UF Latest News’ Articles

The goal of Foster’s research is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans by finding ways to delay, prevent or treat cognitive decline associated with unsuccessful aging.

To prevent a common type of stroke, intensive medical therapy could be better by itself than in combination with surgery that props open affected arteries. But it remains to be seen whether the apparent advantage will prove true over the long term.
The findings, from a national clinical trial conducted by University of Florida researchers and [...]

Together with the McKnight Brain Institute, the Center for Smell and Taste is pleased to present the first Chemical Senses Seminar for 2011-2012, entitled:
Chemosensory learning and flavour: Perception, preference and intake
by
Dr. John Prescott
School of Psychology
The University of Newcastle
Ourimbah, Australia
Thursday, September 15, 2011
12:00 Noon
DeWeese Auditorium, Rm LG-101
McKnight Brain Institute
Integration of multiple sources of sensory information reduces [...]

The Center for Vision Research at the University of Florida is hosting its 14th Annual Vision Conference on September 19-20, 2011 focused on ³Advances in Neuroprotection for the Eye.² The Center is pleased to have the participation of an internationally renowned group of speakers from Europe, Canada, and the United States. There is [...]

University of Florida scientists have discovered a way to separate the neural wheat from the chaff during the process of generating brain cells for potential patient therapies. The technique, recently detailed in the online journal PLoS ONE, could be applied to long-awaited stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries and other brain disorders. [...]

Congratulations!
The McKnight Brain Institute is pleased to announce new Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund (BSCIRTF) awards, effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.  Congratulations to the investigators below and our deep appreciation to all those who submitted proposals. 
Drs. Dennis Steindler and Steven Roper  Human Pan-Neuronal Generator for Brain Repair
Drs. Adam [...]

The sounds echo in the low-lit operating room at Shands at UF — sometimes static, sometimes a pinging sound like a submarine. And sometimes, silence. Everyone is still and quiet in the dark, except for John McCabe.
McCabe’s feet, dressed in the standard hospital-issued baby-blue footies, stick out from underneath a white [...]

Memory researcher Jennifer Lynn Bizon, Ph.D., is keenly aware that people’s brains age differently.
In her life, she watched as one of her grandmothers coped with worsening dementia for 12 years. Yet she saw how her other grandmother remained sharp even at age 87, polishing off crossword puzzles that were beyond the reach of much younger [...]

From doctors to professional athletes, when substance abuse or behavior becomes a problem, a new University of Florida psychiatrist helps get their careers back on course.

By Jamie Harrison
Published: May 19th, 2011 • Category: Awards

Mark Gold, M.D., an international authority on addiction medicine, and chairman of the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of Psychiatry.
Photo by Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida
 
The University of Florida and the UF Alumni Association have selected College of Medicine professor Dr. Mark Gold as the [...]