UCSF Memory and Aging Center

10/03/2024

Join the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in celebrating the American conductor, pianist, composer, and Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas and the release of his new album GRACE. Net proceeds from the event will benefit UCSF Brain Tumor Center as a gesture of gratitude to UCSF Neurosurgery for the treatment and care Tilson Thomas received.

SFCM Celebrates GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas
Tuesday, Oct 8, 2024
6 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Performance
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Deleage Family Reception Area
Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall
50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music invites you to join us for a musical celebration of the release of GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas.In celebration of his 80th birthday, Pentatone Music, in association with SFCM, will release GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas, a collection sp...

09/06/2024

EAST BAY: Join our 15th Annual African American Alzheimer's Forum: Breaking Down Barriers on Sat., Sept. 14 in Berkeley. Experts will discuss access to care & treatment pipelines along with local clinical trials. Thanks to our Bay Area Alzheimer's Advisory Council. Free to register: tinyurl.com/AlzAAForum2024

09/06/2024

“Unlike typical clinical trials, platform trials can remain open with multiple new therapies tested in successive cycles if the first ones don’t work,” said Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, endowed professor in memory and aging at the UCSF Department of Neurology, as well as a principal investigator in the trial. “This means there are more opportunities to identify effective treatments in a faster timeframe, with lower cost and less burden to participants. Patients on the PSP trial will have a 75% chance of treatment with an active drug and after one year, all participants will have the opportunity to receive a drug.”

"Even if we slow the progression of the disease by 20%, 30%, that’s a meaningful impact on a condition with relentless progression and no cure.”
—Julio Rojas, MD, PhD
Principal investigator of the trial

A clinical trial that will test three drugs concurrently, and could include more, represents new hope for patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that usually kills within seven years after symptoms start.

09/05/2024

08/17/2024

Listen to “Dementia and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Population” with Elena Tsoy, PhD, and Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, who discuss cultural and linguistic considerations for Asian American and Pacific Islander patients with dementia. Learn how to promote health equity and healthy brain aging in this community.

Podcast listeners are eligible to receive FREE CME/MOC and CE credit.

Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, and Elena Tsoy, PhD, as they discuss cultural and linguistic considerations for Asian American and Pacific Islander patients with dementia.Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care AwareElena Tsoy, PhD Cl...

08/16/2024

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease that is often not diagnosed during life or mistaken for Parkinson’s disease. UCSF Memory and Aging Center physician-scientists and co-authors Julio Rojas, MD, PhD, and Adam Boxer, MD, PhD, have found a specific pattern of protein biomarkers that help make an earlier and more accurate diagnosis – essential for clinical trials and potential treatments.

Scientists have identified the biomarkers in progressive supranuclear palsy, a type of frontotemporal dementia, the most common dementia affecting people under 60.

05/18/2024

05/18/2024

05/02/2024

Listen to Dementia Care Aware's webinar on Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments where Dr. Jessica de Leon discussed the language and cultural considerations for adapting cognitive assessments, with a special focus on Filipino Americans and multilingualism.
https://youtu.be/sLZM1YrEso8

Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Dementia Care Aware pilot sites in Los Angeles and San Francisco have conducted cognitive health assessments in 11 Asian languages.

In our most recent webinar Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments, Dr. Jessica de Leon discussed the language and cultural considerations for adapting cognitive assessments, with a special focus on Filipino Americans and multilingualism.

https://youtu.be/sLZM1YrEso8

UCSF Memory and Aging Center

04/29/2024

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine has started a new podcast on advances in dementia imaging. Panelists, including the UCSF MAC's Gil Rabinovici, MD, discuss the importance of amyloid and tau PET imaging in dementia diagnosis and treatment, highlighting their roles in clinical trials and future therapies. They emphasize the significance of early detection and the potential for personalized medicine approaches.

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine presents a new podcast on advances in dementia imaging. Panelists discuss the importance of amyloid and tau PET imaging in de...

04/26/2024

On Monday, April 29, join us for a dynamic session led by Atlantic Fellows focusing on the fundamental role of in well-being. Delve into the dimensions of sleep health and its disparities, and advocate for equitable access to quality sleep worldwide.

Featuring:
Sandra Giménez, Tatyana Mollayeva, Brian Lawlor, Bruce Miller, Laura Booi, Daithi Cee, Tselmen Daria, Emmanuel Epenge, Mick O'Kelly, Geeske Peeters & Sara Solis

Register for this free event at

Sleep health encompasses measurable characteristics of sleep that are clearly associated with the physical, mental, and neurobehavioral well-being of people of all ages. This session led by Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health aims to emphasize the vital role of sleep in overall health and co...

04/22/2024

While mental math and mastering new technology may get harder with age, your vocabulary can keep improving, says Joel Kramer, PsyD, professor of neuropsychology and director of the Memory and Aging Center Neuropsychology program at USCF Weill Institute for Neurosciences in San Francisco.

Understanding what's normal as your brain ages may help you to notice when something's not normal. Here’s what experts know about the aging brain.

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

When Dementia Strikes in Middle Age: The Challenges of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Thursday, April 18, 2024 Featuring: Gil Rabinovici, MD Register Now

04/02/2024

A recent study led by UC San Francisco's Memory and Aging Center has shown promising results using a smartphone app to detect early signs of FTD in individuals who were genetically predisposed to get it. The app's cognitive tests were found to be as sensitive as in-person evaluations, offering hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Learn more about this innovative approach in the study published in JAMA Network Open.

A smartphone app could enable greater participation in clinical trials for people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a devastating neurological disorder that often manifests in mid-life.

04/02/2024

In our most recent webinar Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments, Dr. Jessica de Leon MD Assistant Professor of Neurology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center discussed the language and cultural considerations for adapting cognitive assessments, with a special focus on Filipino Americans and multilingualism.

Access the recording and slides of our most recent webinar on this topic on our website.

https://www.dementiacareaware.org/past-webinars/

02/09/2024

UCSF記憶與老化研究中心 (MAC) 在此向您致以誠摯的問候。

在2024年2月10日農曆新年即將來臨之際，我們衷心祝福大家在木龍年裡萬事如意、幸福安康。

在這個吉祥的日子裡，我們準備了一張中英文賀年卡與大家分享。 為了突顯認知運動對大腦健康的作用，UCSF MAC 的中文外展團隊編制了幾則腦筋急轉彎，我們很高興能將其納入賀卡中。 受人工智慧（AI）最新進展的啟發，我們利用藝術人工智慧技術精心設計了今年的賀年卡，希望大家會喜歡。

再次感謝您一直以來的支持與投入，祝福您有個美好的木龍年。

致以最美好的祝福、

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