UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe)

🧠❤️Elevated #bloodpressure is associated with advanced #brain aging in mid-life: A 30-year follow-up of The CARDIA Study. Now in @alzdemjournals. Brava @CDintica! tinyurl.com/4w8rn85b

Attitudes toward deprescribing among older adults with dementia in the United States. A majority of PWD are willing to deprescribe—an opportunity to improve their quality of life. bit.ly/3nlxie0 @matthew_growdon @andrewzullo @KristineYaffe @MikeSteinman

Thank you @calaging for producing this excellent resource guide and sharing print and online editions. We are honored to be included in it as a resource for those facing Alzheimer's & other dementias. @alzimpact #ENDALZ

🎉We are so excited to welcome @SheaJAndrews to our faculty! Dr. Andrews investigates the genetic epidemiology of #Alzheimers, and most recently served as an instructor @IcahnMountSinai. We are looking forward to seeing his continued contributions @UCSF and the field!

📰New from @AGSJournal: Rest-activity rhythms and cognitive impairment and #dementia in older #women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. tinyurl.com/24ttu7nt

Our 2022 Virtual Clinical Research Symposium is June 28th at 6pm. Dr. @KristineYaffe, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology, UCSF, will discuss modifiable risk factors, and the need to study underrepresented population. Register here: bit.ly/3acwNQ7

Patterns in disenrollment from #hospice among people with #dementia, now in @AGSJournal! tinyurl.com/yc6hcn6s

The recording of the Clin-STAR Webinar "ABC Guide to #ADRD Research" is now available! Watch the webinar here: vimeo.com/718331171.

The upcoming Clin-STAR webinar will highlight the pros & cons of using primary data collection for research on cognitive measures and outcomes. Register here: bit.ly/3NDslsV.

Dr. @KristineYaffe will give the UCSF Fishman Professorship Lecture on Wednesday 5/11: "My adventure in psychiatry and neurology: It's the same brain!" 🧠 tinyurl.com/ycyx75jt

One Month Away! Clin-STAR Webinar: “ABC Guide to #ADRD Research” Tuesday, June 7 from 4-5pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/3NDslsV.

Healthy weight, staying active, and graduating high school may reduce #Alzheimers and #dementia risk. @JAMANeuro upi.com/7156586t via @upi @UCSFpopbrain @UCSFPsychiatry @UCLAFSPH

Call for submissions for a special edition of @alzassociation Alzheimer's & Dementia on the impact of modifiable lifestyle and risk factors in the prevention and treatment of dementia. Guest edited by @kristineyaffe @gbhi_fellows and @kaarin_anstey @UNSW alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/23…

Join the Global Council on Brain Health for a special briefing on their latest recommendations on brain health behavior change for individuals, communities, and policymakers. Tuesday, May 10th, 12:00-1:30pm Eastern Time Register at: aarp-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🚨🚨Some other Special Issues to submit to via @alzassociation (Alzheimer's & Dementia DADM)! Modifiable Risk Factors (guest edited by the fabulous Drs. @kristineyaffe and @kaarin_anstey) #ENDALZ @ISTAART alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/23…

Join us May 23 for a special online event focusing on how #AlzheimersDisease disease clinical trials can improve recruitment, enrollment & retention of diverse populations to ensure potential treatments are safe, effective, accessible & equitable 👇 gbhi.org/events/increas…

Learn how #sport and #exercise impact your #brainhealth in an innovative (and free!) new online course featuring practical advice on what you can do to keep your brain healthy at any age #BrainHealthSportsMOOC gbhi.org/news-publicati…

Study of 1.87m American #veterans shows Hispanic vets have twice the rate of #dementia as white vets. Surprisingly, given their risk factors, dementia in Native Americans is roughly the same as in whites. ucsf.edu/news/2022/04/4…

Exciting new work by Erica Kornblith in @JAMA_current indicates significant differences in #dementia incidence based on #race and #ethnicity among adults who received care at VHA medical centers. tinyurl.com/yc675ju9

Drs. @klharrisonPhD, @AlexSmithMD, Kanan Patel, MBBS, MPH, @laurenhuntRN, John Boscardin, PhD, @KristineYaffe, and @RitchieCS published a study in @AGSJournal entitled "Life expectancy for community-dwelling persons with dementia and severe disability". geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/krista-ha…