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Research Snapshots: Drs. Malú Tansey and Madelyn Houser

By Todd Taylor New research provides insight into how inflammation, bacterial populations and levels of short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, might be linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease. The study, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, was co-authored by Malú Tansey, co-director of UF’s Center for Translational Research in…

Ariel Walker Featured in MBI Rising Stars

Ariel Walker, a Ph.D. candidate in the department of neuroscience, is the latest investigator to be featured in MBI Rising Stars, a video series highlighting up-and-coming neuroscience researchers at UF. Working in the lab of Jada Lewis, Ph.D., Walker is investigating the interaction between early tau protein abnormalities…

CTRND Co-Director Featured in Knowable Magazine

University of Florida neuroscientist Dr. Malú Tansey, a leader in the field of neuroimmunology and co-director of the College of Medicine’s Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, is highlighted in a Knowable Magazine feature on the increasing evidence suggesting a link between chronic inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease. Read…

Research Snapshot: Drs. Cara Croft and Todd Golde

New preclinical research led by UF neuroscientists shows that tau proteins, considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease pathology, build up in brain cells of mice and continue to be cleared. The novel finding published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica indicates that reversing pathological tau formations could be possible. Understanding the…

Partnership with Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure

  The CTRND has formed a partnership with the Tyler’s Hope Organization. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures. Dystonia can affect any part of the body including the…