University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida believe they have identified a new form of dementia, a disease that develops mostly in elderly people and is characterized by a progressive, generally irreversible loss of mental capabilities.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers will study whether giving testosterone to men with Parkinson’s disease who have low levels of the hormone will curb some symptoms of the disease.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have used gene therapy to hinder destruction of brain tissue in mouse models of Canavan disease, a rare genetic disorder that is fatal in children.