After being diagnosed with dystonia at the age of 12, Austin underwent deep brain stimulation, or DBS, at the UF Health Fixel Institute, a pioneering provider for DBS treatment. Now 24, Austin’s dystonia is controlled, and he lives a fulfilling and active life.| Inspiring Innovation » UF Health » University of Florida
UF Health pediatric oncologist Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., led a research team that developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study.| innovation.ufhealth.org
UF Health Shands Hospital is ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in seven adult specialties, including neurology and neurosurgery, making it one of Florida’s leading medical providers.| innovation.ufhealth.org
A potential treatment for glioblastoma crafted by scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute renders the deadly brain cancer newly sensitive to both radiation and chemotherapy drugs, and blocks the cancer’s ability to invade other tissue, a study shows.| innovation.ufhealth.org
After decades of suffering back pain that sometimes didn’t allow her to even get out of bed, Keri underwent a complex spine surgery at UF Health that changed her life.| innovation.ufhealth.org
In a significant technological leap, UF researchers have created a powerful new computational and AI tool that can generate a high-resolution 3D map of the brain in mice, enabling users to peer into the full set of molecules that produce energy for brain functions.| innovation.ufhealth.org
A University of Florida neurologist was among researchers who led a group publishing guidelines aimed at helping clinicians improve the way they deliver a dementia diagnosis.| innovation.ufhealth.org
At UF Health, an innovative procedure is providing a new option for essential tremor patients who have found little relief from medications, have contraindications to them or are ineligible for deep brain stimulation.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Researchers at the University of Florida and the UF Health Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases have developed a new kind of software that will help clinicians more accurately diagnose Parkinson's.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Research from The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology shows a gene called Syngap1 enables touch-based perception, while certain mutations can lead to mixed signals.| innovation.ufhealth.org
To help the 50 million people globally who live with dementia, the National Institute on Aging is finding researchers to develop tech-based breakthroughs that target the disease — researchers like UF’s “AI Queen.”| innovation.ufhealth.org
The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer’s disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle that could lead to better diagnosis and new treatments.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Tourette syndrome is more frequently underdiagnosed or diagnosed later in girls compared with boys, according to a new data analysis led by researchers at UF and Harvard Medical School with international collaborators.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Through the new Pain Research and Integrated Neuroscience Center, or PRINC, Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., and a dozen UF researchers are combining their resources and expertise to investigate safe, healthy pain relief therapies backed by an NIH funding initiative.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Neuroscience/neurology and neurosurgery research at UF ranked No. 2 in NIH funding among all public universities in the U.S., according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s 2024 rankings.| innovation.ufhealth.org
The UF College of Medicine departments of neurology and neurosurgery reflect on an extraordinary year due to the expertise of our faculty and staff, who continue to push the boundaries of clinical care and gain national recognition.| innovation.ufhealth.org
UF Health Neurology has been named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2024 list of 100 Great Neuro and Spine Programs, highlighting its excellence in patient care, leading-edge research, and innovative surgical techniques.| innovation.ufhealth.org
Among the many exciting things to share in the realm of UF neurology and neurosurgery, Maryam Rahman, M.D., received a $738,000 grant for preclinical testing of a cancer vaccine to treat malignant brain tumors.| innovation.ufhealth.org
New research by a University of Florida-led international team has revealed evidence linking a new genetic mutation to greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.| innovation.ufhealth.org