UF Health welcomes Team USA medical personnel to talk about concussion and TBI

May 16, 2024

GAINESVILLE — As Team USA competes against the world in Paris this summer, it’s unlikely any broadcaster will discuss how well athletes sleep. It might be a…

UF Health researchers find new method to use MRIs to delve into secrets of brain aging

April 15, 2024

GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…

Michael S. Jaffee, M.D., named chair of UF Department of Neurology

March 10, 2023

University of Florida neurologist Michael S. Jaffee, M.D., an expert in brain injury and sleep medicine, has been named chair of the UF College of Medicine’s…

Sports Injury Education and Prevention: Concussions, Heat Illness and Sudden Cardiac Death

Summertime in Florida means high temperatures, recreational sports and a rise of serious sports-related injuries, such as concussions, heat illness and sudden…

Headgear significantly reduces girls’ lacrosse concussions, landmark UF Health study finds

October 8, 2021

Female high school lacrosse players are significantly less likely to sustain concussions and other injuries if they wear headgear, a landmark study led by…

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

September 13, 2021

The University of Florida and UF Health on Tuesday announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving…

Ex-NFL players’ opioid use in early retirement predicts mental health challenges, UF study finds

September 9, 2020

Half of former NFL players who used opioids early in their retirement were still using opioids nine years later, according to a new University of Florida…

UF study finds retired NFL players’ thoughts about pain may be more significant than the pain itself

January 30, 2020

NFL retirees who worry excessively about their pain or believe it will never get better, also known as pain catastrophizing, are more likely to have moderate…

UF Health unveils innovative new facility to treat debilitating neurological conditions

June 18, 2019

The Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health today unveiled its new, world-class clinical care and research building, marking its latest…

Renowned neuroscientists to join UF Health, propel discovery of treatments for neurological diseases

March 18, 2019

Three renowned neuroscientists from top U.S. research institutions will join the newly established Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF…