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Mental Health Awareness Month: When Is It Time to Get Help?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a time to check in with yourself and your well-being. Many people experience [...]
Burnout vs. Depression: What’s the Difference?
Feeling exhausted, unmotivated, and mentally drained? You might wonder — is this burnout, or something more? While burnout and depression [...]
Anxiety Isn’t Just in Your Head — It’s in Your Brain
Anxiety is often misunderstood as something you should simply “control” or “push through.” But in reality, anxiety is deeply connected [...]
A Simple Spring Reset for Your Brain Health
Spring is often seen as a time for renewal — and your brain deserves that same reset. After months of [...]
Brain Fog: What It Means and When to Get Checked
Do you ever feel like your mind isn’t as sharp as it used to be? Many people describe this as [...]
How Stress Affects Your Brain (And What You Can Do About It)
Stress is a normal part of life — but when it becomes chronic, it can start to affect your brain [...]
- UF research helps establish new FDA pathway for Parkinson’s diagnostics May 11, 2026On Friday, April 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, granted De Novo classification to Neuropacs™ Corp. for its diffusion MRI-based software, neuropacs™, which is designed to assist neurologists and neuroradiologists evaluate individuals with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. The approval was made possible by a National Institutes of Health-funded study led by University of Florida researchers.…
- May is CurePSP Month of Awareness May 8, 2026May is widely recognized as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness for the rare neurodegenerative disease that affects movement, vision, and cognition. It is also an opportunity to recognize the individuals living with PSP, as well as the families and caregivers who support them. Learn more about our PSP Center of Excellence.…
- New Study Reveals Environmental Factors May Speed ALS Progression May 6, 2026At the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, research fellow A. Enrique Martinez-Nunez, M.D., Movement Disorders neurologist and ALS research fellow, is working to answer one of the most urgent questions in neurodegenerative disease: why does ALS progress differently from one patient to another? As the institute’s ALS research fellow, made possible through a philanthropic gift…
- Huntington’s Awareness Month May 4, 2026May is Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness for the rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder that impacts thousands of families. Throughout the month, organizations like the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) promote advocacy, education, and fundraising for research, often featuring campaigns and going blue. At the Fixel Institute, we are dedicated to providing…
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