Nicholas Fidelman, MD, Steps into Role of Interim Chief of Interventional Radiology
Nicholas Fidelman, MD has graciously agreed to serve as interim chief of Interventional Radiology at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging following the departure of Maureen...
Recognizing UCSF Radiology’s Medical Imaging Team During COVID-19
Thank you to all UCSF Medical Center Radiology staff – you are the essential workers who continue to provide essential services during this time. To be "essential" is to not...
Maureen Kohi, MD Accepts Position as Chair of the Department of Radiology at UNC...
I am honored to share that Maureen Kohi, MD, associate professor of radiology chief of Interventional Radiology, has accepted the role of Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor and Chair of the...
Human intelligence just got less mysterious — ScienceDaily
Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior...
Female sex mitigates motor and behavioural phenotypes in TDP-43 Q331K knock-in mice
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Western diet impairs odor-related learning and olfactory memory in mice — ScienceDaily
Problems with the sense of smell appear to be an early indicator of cognitive decline in people with type 2 diabetes. However, it's unknown whether factors such as diet and obesity play a role...
Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing — ScienceDaily
As progress in traditional computing slows, new forms of computing are coming to the forefront. At Penn State, a team of engineers is attempting to pioneer a type of computing that mimics the efficiency...
Dedicated Breast PET with [18F]Fluoroestradiol for Characterization of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancers
According to the American Cancer Society, about two out of every three breast cancer cases are hormone receptor-positive. Most of these cases are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), making this molecular subtype the...
Positive outlook predicts less memory decline — ScienceDaily
We may wish some memories could last a lifetime, but many physical and emotional factors can negatively impact our ability to retain information throughout life.
A new study published in the journal Psychological Science found...
A Recap of the UCSF Radiology 17th Annual Imaging Research Symposium
The 17th Annual Imaging Research Symposium was held virtually for the first time on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Each year, the symposium is open to all in the UCSF and...
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The complete workflow is depicted in Fig. 1. To investigate the association between NPIs and AD, we initially conducted preprocessing and integration of biomedical triples...
Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
Compared with other neurologic problems, few films have been dedicated to degenerative dementia. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review about the...