New research paves way for innovative theory of cognitive processing — ScienceDaily
A team of scientists from the Krembil Brain Institute, part of the University Health Network in Toronto, and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has developed the first computer model predicting the role of...
Generalizable deep learning model for early Alzheimer’s disease detection from structural MRIs
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The effect of COVID-19 on the home behaviours of people affected by dementia
We used passive home monitoring of activity to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients living with dementia (PLwD). In total, almost 7 million unique observations across almost 500 days were collected,...
Taking camera-phone pictures of slides helped students remember both the slide content and spoken-word-only...
Students often take camera-phone photos of slides during an instructor's presentation. But the question has lingered whether this practice helps students remember information.
A first-of-its-kind study answers the question, finding that taking pictures of PowerPoint...
CSF GAP-43 as a biomarker of synaptic dysfunction is associated with tau pathology in...
The present study showed that CSF GAP-43 was elevated in the clinical AD dementia group and in tau positive individuals. CSF GAP-43 was correlated with CSF p-tau, CSF t-tau and plasma p-tau. CSF GAP-43...
A UCSF Medical Student Shares Her Summer 2022 RIDR Program Experience
Every summer, the UCSF Research Initiative to promote Diversity in Radiology (RIDR Program) provides an opportunity for high school, college, and medical students to participate in basic science, translational, or clinical radiology...
UCSF’s Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program is Top Ranked for the Ninth Straight Year
The UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging has been ranked by Doximity as the best overall diagnostic radiology residency program for the ninth year in a row....
Immune system-wide Mendelian randomization and triangulation analyses support autoimmunity as a modifiable component in...
Knopman, D. S. Lowering of amyloid-beta by β-secretase inhibitors – some informative failures. N. Engl. J. Med. 380, 1476–1478 (2019).CAS
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Drs. Kelil and Raghu Assume Leadership of Faculty DEI Committee
We are pleased to announce that Tatiana Kelil, MD, and are the new co-chairs of the faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Raghu...
Therapeutic games and brain stimulation mitigates cognitive decline in older adults — ScienceDaily
Older people may be able to boost their working memory with a new approach that couples online therapeutic games with a non-invasive brain stimulation technique.
Working memory is critical for people to function well in...