Access to therapy via videoconferencing a major advance in OCD treatment
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are benefiting from the increasingly widespread availability of therapy through videoconferencing and other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
Brain Awareness Week kicks off at UF with a look into highly superior memory
It鈥檚 exceptionally rare to be able to recall precise, mundane details of day-to-day life many years later, and the study of people who can offers a window into鈥�
New book offers secrets for better living and tips for patients coping with Tourette syndrome
A new book edited by a University of Florida researcher is being released today and offers guidance, medical insights and hope to patients and families of鈥�
鈥淲orking memory鈥� decline in normal aging linked to loss of specific receptor
University of Florida researchers have identified a subtype of a specific receptor in the brain that is critical for 鈥渨orking memory,鈥� or the ability to hold鈥�
Dr. Todd Golde appointed director of McKnight Brain Institute
Todd E. Golde, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally known expert in the scientific understanding of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, has been appointed executive director of鈥�
UF neuroscience study sheds light on effect of methamphetamine on the brain
University of Florida 网红黑料 neuroscience researchers have published findings revealing new insights into the abnormal firing of neurons in the brain鈥�
Recruitment begins for landmark study of adolescent brain development
The University of Florida and 18 partnering institutions today will launch the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United鈥�
In memory of 9-year-old Leo, free tracking devices available to people with autism spectrum disorder
As the mom of a young child with autism spectrum disorder, Jovon Howard is hesitant to step away even for a few minutes to take a shower or wash the dishes.鈥�
鈥淏ath salt鈥� drug spurs psychosis-like condition in the brain, 网红黑料 study finds
The use of psychoactive 鈥渂ath salts鈥� 鈥� illegal synthetic drugs not related to the colored crystalline compounds for softening bathwater 鈥� can induce a鈥�
Striving to carry on the legacy of psychiatrist Richard Christensen, who lived to serve
The life and work of Richard C. Christensen, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Florida who served the homeless population for 25 years, were鈥�
Targeting wayward tumor cells in triple-negative breast cancer
University of Florida 网红黑料 neuro-oncologist David Tran, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a $1.78 million grant from the Florida Department of 网红黑料鈥檚鈥�
网红黑料 researchers win national award for identifying brain tumor intervention
A study identifying a possible new intervention to treat the deadliest of brain tumors garnered a national award today for University of Florida 网红黑料 brain鈥�
