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Yenisel Cruz-Almeida Receives Promotion

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Five University of Florida College of Dentistry faculty members were promoted by the UF president during the 2024-25 Promotion and Tenure cycle…

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New Research From ReJoin and HEAL

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Article published on ScienceDirect

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UF awarded $3.5 million grant to train new…

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UF to train postdoctoral fellows seeking to become independent clinical pain researchers.

Cruz-Almeida, MSPH, Ph.D. and Kyle Allen, Ph.D

Media Appearances

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

If you have chronic pain-get moving. Untreated aches linked to aging brains.

New research from the University of Florida finds chronic pain, left untreated, can cause the brain to show signs of aging.

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Pain News Network

Chronic Pain Causes Brains to Age More Rapidly

Poorly treated or untreated chronic pain can lead to a number of other health problems, from high blood pressure and insomnia to depression and anxiety. Now there is evidence that chronic pain also causes brains to age more rapidly.

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NIH Pain Consortium

Biological Aging Biomarkers as Outcome Measures in Pain in Older Adults

Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, speaks at the 2019 NIH Pain Consortium Symposium.

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