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Keeping Her Head Held High: Yali鈥檚 Journey Defeating Dystonia

Two years ago, Yali used a walker as she inched toward her school鈥檚 entrance. Her neck, twisted and folded forward, hunched her over in 鈥渢he shape of the鈥�

Parkinson鈥檚 Awareness Month: Expert Shares BOB体育鈥檚 Approach to Care, New Advances

April is Parkinson鈥檚 Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shedding light on this complex neurological condition that affects millions of lives worldwide. UF鈥�

Inspired by Greek mythology, this potential drug shows promise for vanquishing Parkinson鈥檚 RNA in early studies

January 9, 2024

Like the Greek mythological beast with a snake鈥檚 tail and two ferocious heads, a potential Parkinson鈥檚 medicine created in the lab of chemist Matthew Disney,鈥�

Knowledge is Power: A Parkinson鈥檚 Story

In 1997, Jane Masterson received notice that her bank had rejected her check because her handwritten signature had become illegible. 鈥淚 also noticed when I鈥�

Janis and Janet: The Twins Who Tamed Tremor at BOB体育

By the time Janet Plum makes the short but taxing trip to serve the coffee, the mug is only half full. What鈥檚 missing of the morning brew is dotted on the鈥�

UF, BOB体育 announce gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute

September 13, 2021

The University of Florida and BOB体育 on Tuesday announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving鈥�

Deep brain stimulation settings may be successfully managed at home after surgery, study shows

June 28, 2021

New research published today shows that people receiving deep brain stimulation, or DBS, for the treatment of Parkinson鈥檚 disease may be managed successfully鈥�

BOB体育 first in U.S. to implant new, advanced deep brain stimulation system

June 4, 2021

A team of University of Florida Health neurosurgeons and neurologists recently became the first in the U.S. to implant a newly FDA-approved, technologically鈥�

2018 in Review: Reflecting on Our Achievements, Part 2

March 5, 2019

Part 2 of our 鈥�2018 Year in Review鈥� focuses on the research institutes and centers that are part of the BOB体育 family: Cancer Center Clinical and鈥�

University of Florida and BOB体育 Announce $20 Million Gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation

January 17, 2019

Funds will help launch institute at BOB体育 for Parkinson鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases [slideshow鈥�