Poor dental health linked to decline in brain volume — ScienceDaily
Taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health, according to a study published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy...
Trends in Alzheimer Disease Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Between 2011...
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The number of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with dementia is expected to increase 5-fold by 2060. Social determinants of health may explain disparities in the incidence of Alzheimer disease...
Clonal hematopoiesis, aging and Alzheimer’s disease
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Extracellular tau stimulates phagocytosis of living neurons by activated microglia via Toll-like 4 receptor–NLRP3...
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Celebrating Pride 2023 | UCSF Radiology
During June, we honor and recognize the valuable contributions of our LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the department, UCSF, and beyond. In mid-June, a faculty member joined the panel Out in Science:...
Glial control of parallel memory processing — ScienceDaily
Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that there are two parallel processes involved in memory formation when a mouse performs a motor learning task. One process occurs during training and is called online learning,...
UCSF’s Henry VanBrocklin Receives the Prestigious Aebersold Award at SNMMI
Congratulations to Henry VanBrocklin, PhD, FSNMMI, FSRS, recipient of the 2023 Paul C. Aebersold Award! Dr. VanBrocklin is a professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and director of the...
Diversity in Radiology: Resident Xiao Wu, MD, Discusses Research on the Topic
There have been growing national efforts to diversify the radiology workforce, but are those efforts having an impact? Xiao Wu, MD, a resident at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and...
Register Now for our Inaugural PSMA PET Conference in January 2024!
We are excited to announce the first annual PSMA Conference, “PSMA PET and RLT: Present and Future.” The conference will take place online and in-person in San Francisco on January...
Tiny device mimics human vision and memory abilities — ScienceDaily
Researchers have created a small device that 'sees' and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as...