UF-led study could lead to new way to detect brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s risk
New research published today suggests there is a link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid — a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease — and subtle…
Michelle Jaffee
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Michelle Koidin Jaffee is the Science Writer for the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. In more than 20 years as a journalist, she worked as a reporter for the Associated Press in six cities and as a features writer for the San Antonio Express-News. In 2006, she wrote a weekly column for the Express-News about life with her infant twins during her husband’s deployment to Iraq. Before joining the UF Health staff in February 2016, she also served as a regular contributor to the American Heart Association’s news site. A native of Chicago, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied government and Spanish.
Stories by Michelle
Mapping the brain—and a path back from her own injury
A cycling accident. The loss of a beloved grandmother. A career-ending sports injury. These researchers are united by deeply personal experiences that motivate…
Dr. B.J. Wilder, giant in epilepsy field who changed treatment of seizure disorders, dies at 94
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Buna Joe “B.J.” Wilder, M.D., a pioneering neurologist and researcher known for improving the lives of countless people with epilepsy…
UF to lead national trial testing nerve block to alleviate headache from subarachnoid hemorrhage
A multidisciplinary team of neurocritical care, neurosurgery and pain medicine investigators from the University of Florida has been awarded a $12.9 million…
Carol Mathews, M.D., named chair of UF department of psychiatry
University of Florida psychiatrist Carol Mathews, M.D., an internationally known clinician and translational researcher in the areas of obsessive-compulsive…
UF study shows artificial intelligence’s potential to predict dementia
New research published today shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with…
UF, UF Health announce gift and new $75 million initiative to expand Norman Fixel Institute
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…
UF Health neurosurgeon awarded $38 million grant to lead national stroke prevention trial
The National Institutes of Health on Tuesday awarded a $38 million, five-year grant to Brian Hoh, M.D., M.B.A., the University of Florida’s chair of…
Deep brain stimulation settings may be successfully managed at home after surgery, study shows
New research published today shows that people receiving deep brain stimulation, or DBS, for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease may be managed successfully…
UF Health first in U.S. to implant new, advanced deep brain stimulation system
A team of University of Florida Health neurosurgeons and neurologists recently became the first in the U.S. to implant a newly FDA-approved, technologically…
New AI tool to be tested in NIH-funded study to improve diagnosis of Parkinson’s and related disorders
University of Florida researchers will broadly test a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at distinguishing the precise diagnosis for patients with early…
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., named chair of UF department of neuroscience
University of Florida neuroscientist Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., an expert in brain aging, has been named chair of the UF College of Medicine’s department of…
