Gov. Crist extends term of MBI executive director on scientific advisory board.

Research at UF suggests how new, therapeutic genes that have been irrevocably delivered to the human brain to treat Parkinson’s can be controlled if the genes unexpectedly start causing problems.

A discovery by McKnight Brain Institute scientists about the effects of cosmic radiation on stem cells has prompted development of new measures to protect astronauts.

A regenerative medicine scientist at the College of Medicine was honored recently for his contributions to neuroscience by officials at the Catholic University in Rome and the university’s teaching hospital — the Gemelli University Polyclinic.

College of Medicine researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, a discovery that has implications for a range of diseases.

Researchers with the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida discovered that inflammation of microglia — an abundant cell type that plays an important supporting role in the brain — does not appear to be associated with dementia in Alzheimer’s disease. The finding could influence how scientists proceed with Alzheimer’s therapies.

The Staab family and the McKnight Brain Institute lead an effort to find the cause and a cure for dystonia.

University of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others — a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Faculty members from the department of psychiatry began seeing patients and conducting research this week in a new, 10,000-square-foot facility on Northwest 39th Avenue.

Older, active people might be more impaired after a drink or two than they think.