Turning Agony Into Action: One Man鈥檚 Quest To Cure Facial Pain
As a corporate executive, Michael Pasternak was leading a retreat for 55 employees when, suddenly, he felt a jolt of searing pain stretching from his ear to鈥�
Michelle Jaffee
Science Writer
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鈥檚 deployment to Iraq. Before joining the 网红黑料 staff in February 2016, she also served as a regular contributor to the American Heart Association鈥檚 news site. A native of Chicago, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied government and Spanish.
Stories by Michelle
Worldwide OCD genetics study offers clues for higher risk
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� In the largest-ever study into the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder, researchers have identified multiple DNA variants that could鈥�
Groundbreaking AI tool generates 3D map of the brain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have鈥�
UF researchers identify new genetic mutation linked to Alzheimer鈥檚 risk
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle鈥�
网红黑料 Mobile Stroke Program provides faster stroke care to rural counties
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� With stroke, every minute counts to prevent death or limit severe disability. Now, new data show that 网红黑料鈥檚 approach of sending a鈥�
UF awarded $3.5 million grant to train new clinical pain researchers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� To address the need for new nonaddictive methods to treat pain, a University of Florida team has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the鈥�
Dr. Kenneth Heilman, a founder in the field of behavioral neurology, dies at 86
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� Kenneth M. Heilman, M.D., a founder of the field of behavioral neurology who impacted generations of young neurologists worldwide and鈥�
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New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor
In a first-ever human clinical trial of four adult patients, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida quickly reprogrammed the immune鈥�
UF-led study could lead to new way to detect brain changes associated with Alzheimer鈥檚 risk
New research published today suggests there is a link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid 鈥� a protein associated with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease 鈥� and subtle鈥�
A cycling accident. The loss of a beloved grandmother. A career-ending sports injury. These researchers are united by deeply personal experiences that motivate鈥�
Dr. B.J. Wilder, giant in epilepsy field who changed treatment of seizure disorders, dies at 94
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� Buna Joe 鈥淏.J.鈥� Wilder, M.D., a pioneering neurologist and researcher known for improving the lives of countless people with epilepsy鈥�
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鈥�
