November 15, 2017
A new University of Florida study is applying a novel twist to a well-known cognitive screening test to help clinicians rapidly and accurately identify older…
AI at UF, Department of Anesthesiology, +4 more
January 27, 2017
Part 2 of our “Year in Review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…
UF Health
December 16, 2016
University of Florida researchers have identified a subtype of a specific receptor in the brain that is critical for “working memory,” or the ability to hold…
Department of Neuroscience, +4 more
September 29, 2016
Have you sometimes forgotten a phone number, walked to another room to complete an errand but forgotten what it was while walking, or failed to notice a car…
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Department of Neuroscience, +5 more
September 28, 2016
University of Florida aging researcher Adam Woods, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate a…
Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Institute on Aging, McKnight Brain Institute, +2 more
March 22, 2016
How can we improve the quality of life of older adults by mitigating memory changes? That is the goal of researchers who are working to better understand…
McKnight Brain Institute, +1 more
March 10, 2016
If researchers can better understand subtle breakdowns in communication between brain cells typical of normal aging, they can develop therapies to improve the…
McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, +2 more
January 21, 2016
Part 2 of our "Year in Review" focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…
Institute for Child Health Policy, +11 more
December 8, 2015
The hormone estrogen helps protect memory and promote a healthy brain, but this effect wanes as women age, and even estrogen replacement therapy stops working…
Department of Neuroscience, +4 more
October 1, 2015
The Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida and the UF Institute on Aging are pleased to announce the formation of a…
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Department of Neuroscience, +4 more
