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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Chapter 65 of the new Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury: what separates blast from civilian TBI. UF neurotrauma fellowship alums Jule Deren, DO and Hayley Shade, MD, with Michael Jaffee, MD. Springer, 4th ed. AUTHOR30 = 30% off. www.springerpub.com/manual-of-tr...

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The US postdoc turns 150 this year, the theme of National Postdoc Appreciation Week. Postdocs in BRAIN Center labs run the experiments behind our work on stroke, brain injury, neuromotor control and cognitive aging. Much of what this field knows in ten years will come from them. #UFBRAINCenter

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The brain is 2% of body weight but burns 20% of its energy. When that falters, from injury or aging, brain function changes. Next BRAIN Building webinar: three short talks on brain energy metabolism, moderated by Dr. Michael Jaffee. Mon Oct 12, 6:00–7:30 PM ET, Zoom. bit.ly/BRAINmetabolism

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Brain injury is an under-recognized risk factor for suicide: depression, anxiety, and PTSD after injury are common, and treatable. If you're struggling, call or text 988, any time. #UFBRAINCenter #BRAINOutreach #SuicidePrevention

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The leading cause of traumatic brain injury in older adults is a fall: 81% of TBI-related ER visits in this group (CDC). For Falls Prevention Awareness Week, strength, balance, vision checks and home safety all lower the risk. #UFBRAINCenter #FallsPrevention

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

uch of what links traumatic brain injury to neurodegeneration runs through a protein called tau. On World Alzheimer's Day, that pathway is where BRAIN Center members work, while UF's Memory Disorders Clinic evaluates people arriving before any diagnosis. 💜 #UFBRAINCenter

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What does a head injury at 25 have to do with memory at 70? The 2024 Lancet Commission counts TBI among the 14 modifiable dementia risk factors, and places it in midlife. Most of the 14 are chronic conditions. Brain injury is an event. 💜🧠 #WorldAlzheimersMonth

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Do the first 2 weeks predict a long concussion recovery? In a CARE Consortium study w/ BRAIN Center member Russell Bauer, PhD, athletes whose symptoms later lasted past 28 days already had worse, slower-improving symptoms in that window. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41731269/ #Concussion #TBI

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, we're recognizing the teams that rebuild function after brain injury, including BRAIN Center member Dorian Rose, PhD, PT, whose review maps what helps stroke survivors walk in their community: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42169486/ #UFBRAINCenter

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Gator Brainwaves, our UF Walk to End Alzheimer's team, walks Sat, Oct 24 in Gainesville. More than a dozen UF centers and programs, walking as one. Free to join; walkers get the team shirt. Register or give: act.alz.org/site/TR?team... #UFBRAINCenter #ENDALZ

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Twenty-five years on, we remember. We honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the first responders and service members who ran toward danger, then and in all the years since — and the lasting costs their service carries. #UFBRAINCenter #NeverForget

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Children have strokes too. A new case series from UF Neurosurgery reports clot-removal thrombectomy in 7 kids aged 1 to 17: clot retrieved in 6, and 5 recovered with minimal disability. Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42404833/ #UFBRAINCenter #BRAINResearchSpotlight #PediatricStroke

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

September is World Alzheimer's Month. A connection that surprises many: a serious brain injury earlier in life can raise the risk of dementia later. But it's a risk factor we can act on, because injury is preventable, protecting the brain is also a way of protecting memory. 💜🧠 #BrainInjury

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This Labor Day, we're grateful for the people whose work sustains brain health: nurses, therapists, researchers, clinicians, caregivers, and everyone else who keeps brain health going. Thank you, and we hope you get some rest today. #UFBRAINCenter #LaborDay

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Second Prize, NIH BRAIN Initiative video contest: Matthew Hook & Shalini Babu, from BRAIN Center member Dr. Christopher Butson's Fixel lab, visualized thalamic DBS restoring cognition after TBI. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5yd... #UFBRAINCenter #BRAINResearchSpotlight

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A free, neurologist-reviewed resource for anyone navigating brain injury or its long-term risks: the AAN's new BrainHealth.com. Dr. Michael Jaffee serves on its editorial board. www.brainhealth.com #UFBRAINCenter #BRAINOutreach #BrainHealth

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BrainHealth.com | Navigate brain health with confidence

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Member Spotlight: pTau-217, an early Alz's marker, rose in spinal fluid within hours of severe TBI, peaking near 18h. Higher early levels tracked with worse 6-month recovery. Study co-authored by BRAIN Center member Dr. John Williamson. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40808925/ #UFBRAINCenter #TBI

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A treatment that never reached the brain improved stroke recovery. In Eduardo Candelario-Jalil's BRAIN Center lab, led by trainee John Howell: degrading inflammation driver RIPK2 in the body improved movement, no smaller lesion. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41834094/ #UFBRAINCenter #Stroke

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

As the summer draws to a close, a look back at moments from the BRAIN Center's past year: a TBI research workshop, a Lagway Foundation gift for youth brain health, helmet fittings for Brain Awareness Week, and our inaugural statewide research symposium. Thanks to all who made it.

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

When someone survives cardiac arrest but stays unconscious, no single test says whether the brain can recover. A new BRAIN Center review by Carolina Maciel, MD, shows why prognosis must combine tests and respect the patient's goals. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41260713/ #NeurocriticalCare

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Hoh, named Dean of the UF College of Medicine, effective Aug. 7. A cerebrovascular neurosurgeon, Chair of Neurosurgery, and a UF BRAIN Center member. #UFHealth #Neurosurgery #BrainHealth

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy National Friendship Day. Two of the 14 modifiable dementia risk factors named by the 2024 Lancet Commission are social isolation and traumatic brain injury. Connection is good for the brain. Check in on a friend today.

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Timeless research: a 2021 study coauthored by UF's Jennifer Bizon found aging weakens NMDA-receptor signaling on inhibitory interneurons in the prefrontal cortex, tracking with declining cognitive flexibility. Still holds up. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #BrainAging

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The ADA was signed July 26, 1990. For brain injury, the disabilities it covers are often invisible: memory, concentration, processing speed. Easing a student back to class after concussion, such as the "return to learn" work of UF's Jay Clugston, MD, is the ADA in practice. #ADA

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

On July 23, 2026, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1493, reauthorizing the Traumatic Brain Injury Act through 2030. It renews the CDC's national TBI surveillance program and the programs that fund state brain injury services. Now before the Senate. #TBI #BrainInjury

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Today is World Brain Day (2026 theme: "Brain Health for All Ages"). Brain health is built and lost over a lifetime: ordinary aging, but also injury. A single serious TBI at 25 can leave changes that surface decades later. #WorldBrainDay #BrainHealth

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Congrats to Alex de Roos, crowned Miss Florida 2026 and founder of The Blue Project. Her Brain Injury Volunteer Corps Ambassador Program partners with us to train FL students and YAs in brain injury awareness. Ambassadors 18+, Junior Ambassadors 14-18. Apply: www.alexandraderoos.org/theblueproje...

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

July is Disability Pride Month. The flag's white stripe stands for invisible disabilities, and brain injury is often one. As UF's Dr. Aliyah Snyder has found, lingering concussion symptoms have measurable autonomic changes tied to mood and thinking. #DisabilityPrideMonth #Concussion

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

How do sports medicine physicians manage concussion in athletes? Our director Dr. Michael Jaffee co-authored the Sports Neurology chapter in Sports Medicine: Study Guide and Review for Boards (Springer, 4th ed.), which is out now: www.springerpub.com/sports-medic... #Concussion #BRAINCenter

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Two leading causes of traumatic brain injury, crashes and water incidents, both climb over the July 4 weekend, and both are largely preventable. Here are a few reminders from the UF BRAIN Center. Have a safe one. #BrainInjury #TBI

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A new Journal of Alzheimer's Disease study co-authored by Steering Committee members Breton Asken, PhD, and Steven DeKosky, MD. Pairing a blood test (p-tau217) with a brief memory challenge test predicted Alzheimer's decline earlier than either alone. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #ENDALZ

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

For Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, meet the lab of Joe Abisambra, PhD, our Deputy Director. Much of what links brain injury to neurodegeneration runs through the protein tau. His NIH- and VA-funded lab studies how injury sends tau down that path, and what might stop it. www.abisambralab.com

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Research spotlight: a new Alzheimer's & Dementia study co-authored by BRAIN Center member Dr Breton Asken. In 326 older adults, longer/later sleep tracked w/faster decline, mainly in those with AD brain changes. Sleep may flag who's at risk. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We're rooting for our Brain Injury Advisory Board member Alexandra deRoos (Miss Manatee) at Miss Florida this week. A brain injury survivor, she's made advocacy her platform. Finals Sat 6/27, live on PageantVision. Cheer her on! #BrainInjuryAwareness #MissFlorida #TBI

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Dementia shows up at the pharmacy, the bank, the front desk. UF Neurology MDC offers free dementia-friendly training for businesses. Sign up now: 📅 Live Thu 6/25, 6:30 ET: bit.ly/4unlXu5 ▶️ Anytime: youtu.be/yJWll7GYSLs

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Free Dementia-Friendly Business Training, on YouTube anytime: how to recognize and support customers and coworkers living with cognitive change, whether from dementia or brain injury. youtu.be/yJWll7GYSLs #BrainInjury #DementiaFriendly

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Why does a brain injury at 25 raise the risk of Alzheimer's at 70? We know the link is real. We still don't know the mechanism. Mapping that chain is how we'll spot risk earlier and intervene before symptoms start. #ENDALZ

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

June is #AphasiaAwarenessMonth. Aphasia is a language disorder caused by brain injury, most often stroke or TBI. It affects how a person speaks, reads, or writes, but not their intelligence. The thoughts are still there. When you talk with someone with aphasia, give them time.

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Brain injury and Alzheimer's are more connected than we once thought, and how an injury today surfaces as decline years later is exactly what some of our BRAIN Center members study. #ENDALZ #BRAINCenter

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#ThrowbackThursday to the poster session at the 2026 Florida Brain Injury Research Symposium: 21 posters from 8 institutions and a room full of the next generation of brain injury researchers. Thank you to all who presented! #ThrowbackThursday #BrainInjury #TBI #BRAINCenter #Neuroscience

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our BRAIN Center director Dr. Michael Jaffee & member Dr. Brian Hoh are on UFHealth's Inspiring Innovation podcast, on how UF's combined neurosciences (Neurology, Neurosurgery & Neuroscience) ranked No. 2 nationally in NIH funding: innovation.ufhealth.org/podcasts/?se... #GatorNation #BrainHealth

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Research Symposium Poster Award Spotlight! Outstanding Research in Clinical Innovation in Brain Injury: Adonicah Cummings (@FIU) for "SDH Volume: ABC/2 vs Computer-Assisted." Congratulations! #BrainInjury #TBI #Neuroscience #PosterAward

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

May 14th Research Symposium Poster Award Spotlight! Outstanding Research in Chronic Effects & Persistent Symptoms: E Kristobal Gudenschwager Basso (UF) for "Aging Shapes Sleep-Wake Dysfunction after TBI." Congratulations! #BrainInjury #TBI #BRAINCenter #PosterAward #Neuroscience

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

May 14th Symposium - Poster Award Spotlight! Outstanding Research in Pharmacological Approaches in TBI: Maykeling Arauz Gutierrez (University of Miami) for "Effects of Oxycodone after Mild TBI." Congratulations! #BrainInjury #TBI #BRAINCenter #PosterAward #Neuroscience

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

May 14th Symosium Poster Award Spotlight! Outstanding Research in Neuromodulation & Neural Recovery: Kelena Klippel (@UF) for "Noradrenergic Modulation after mTBI." Congratulations, Kelena! Can't wait to see where your research is headed! #BrainInjury #TBI #PosterAward

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Congratulations to the poster award winners at the 2026 Florida Brain Injury Research Symposium! The future of brain injury research is in excellent hands. Stay tuned for individual spotlights this week. #BrainInjury #TBI #PosterAward #Neuroscience

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Symposium speaker spotlight: Dr. Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo (USF) presented on how social networks drive neuroplastic change after TBI, and on strengthening continuity of care from the ED through recovery. A new lens on what shapes long-term recovery. #BrainInjury #TBI #Neuroscience

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UF BRAIN Center @ufbraincenter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Speaker spotlight from our May 14 Brain Injury Research Symposium: Dr. Letitia Bible on polytrauma & TBI. When a patient has both a brain injury & other severe trauma, resuscitation goals can conflict. Dr Bible made the case for treating these patients as a distinct population.

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