Can Health, Lifestyle Changes Protect Elders from Alzheimer’s?
Personalized health and lifestyle changes such as increased exercise and socializtion can delay or even prevent memory loss for higher-risk older adults.
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U.S. Men Die 6 Years Before Women, as Life Expectancy Gap Widens
New research shows that in the U.S., the longevity gap between women and men has been widening for more than a decade, with women outliving men by an average of six years.
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Neuroscientists to Reveal New Insights into Alzheimer's
UCSF experts to discuss amyloid therapies and dementia research at CTAD conference, addressing equity, novel treatments, and innovative studies.
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Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test
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How Levels of ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Increase Dementia Risk
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Telecare Cuts Costs, Boosts Quality of Life for Dementia Patients
A UCSF telecare program improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers while cutting Medicare costs.
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Protect Yourself and Loved Ones with the New RSV Vaccines
The FDA recently approved the world’s first vaccines to prevent RSV for infants and elderly adults.
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The Power of Food for People with Dementia
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Caution: Living Alone Puts People with Cognitive Decline at Risk
The United States health system is poorly equipped to serve patients living alone who are also experiencing cognitive decline.
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A Secret in the Blood: How PF4 Restores Youth to Old Brains
A newly identified platelet factor 4 (PF4) was found to help rejuvenate the old brain and boost the young brain, potentially opening the door to new therapies that aim to restore brain function
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Neurologists Reveal What They Eat for Breakfast to Boost Brain Health
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UCSF Medical Center Is Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for 2023-24
UCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s best hospitals in adult care in U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
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How a Rare Dementia Unleashes Creativity
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Commentary: New Class of Drugs Shifts Momentum on Alzheimer’s
A new Alzheimer’s drug is expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the medication works best mostly for those in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s.
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COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Dementia Patients’ Lives in Nursing Homes
Deaths among older adults with dementia fell starkly in nursing homes and long-term care centers after COVID-19 vaccinations became available, but remained high for those living at home.
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How a Rare Dementia Transforms Patients Into Artists
A rare burst of visual creativity is seen occasionally in patients with frontotemporal dementia. A UCSF-led study offers new insights into how this talent develops as key areas of the brain degenerate.
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UCSF to Study Alzheimer’s Genetics in North American Asians
UCSF is helping to create the first large group of Asian American study participants to help improve Alzheimer’s disease care for the Asian community North America.
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Doctors Test Chest Pain Medication to Treat Hot Flashes
UCSF researchers tested nitroglycerin patches, an treatment for chest pain from coronary artery disease, for menopausal hot flashes. Short-term benefits were seen, but not long-term as some side effects occurred.
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Chemical Exposure May Raise Your Risk for Parkinson’s
Exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical found in the air, water, and soil, may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease by 70%, according to a UCSF study. TCE is commonly used today as a degreasing solvent.
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Does Exercise Rejuvenate Blood, Improve Cognitive Function?
Saul Villeda, the 2023 recipient of the Byers Award, delivered a lecture titled "Blood Work and the Brain: Deciphering the Language of Cognitive Rejuvenation." His research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms behind cognitive decline with age and exploring potential ways to reverse it.
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Bad Company: Is Too Much Alone Time Making You Sick?
What is “social prescribing” and what is UCSF doing to promote it? UCSF experts address the health ramifications of social isolation.
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Being ‘Socially Frail’ Comes With Health Risks for Older Adults
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Can We Turn Back Time on Age-Related Diseases?
Emily Goldberg's lab studies what happens during aging to a particular set of immune cells: those embedded in fat tissue. She hypothesizes that changes to these cells during aging could be key to age-related inflammation.
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Why Stem Cell Therapy Might Not Work for Older Patients
Leanne Jones, PhD, is at the forefront of studying how stem cells are influenced by their surrounding environment and directed to differentiate into one type of cell or another – research that’s critical for stem cell therapies to be successful.
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Do Sleep Medications Increase Your Chances of Dementia?
Sleep medications may increase risk of dementia for white people, though the type and amount of medication may also explain the higher probability.
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This Must Be the Place
Sociologist Stacy Torres, PhD, studied a group of older adults that hung out at a Manhattan bakery. She reflects on what they taught her about survival and belonging.
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30 Years On, Are We Winning the Fight Against Alzheimer’s?
UCSF experts discuss the current state of Alzheimer’s treatments and future therapies that may slow progression of the disease.
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What Older Americans Need To Know Before Undergoing Major Surgery
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Around 85% Of Recent COVID Deaths Were Among People Over 65. Why Have So Few Gotten Boosted?
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Top Dementia Scientists Present Key Findings, Initiatives
UCSF Experts Present Research at the Annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Conference in San Francisco.
