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How can Alzheimer’s blood-based biomarkers be used in primary care?
Michelle M. Mielke, PhD, discusses evidence from a large U.S. health system and clinical pathways Sept. 28, 10–11 a.m. PT. Attend at UCSF or virtually.
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UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center retweeted
Culture shapes health across the lifespan. Today, we published two papers in @TheLancet on cultural engagement and arts as a global health resource. For me, this matters because cultural engagement can act as a salutogenic factor, helping prevent disease while actively supporting health and resilience. This may be particularly important for healthy aging, brain health, and dementia. The first paper outlines key priorities for advancing the science of arts and health, from mechanisms and cultural context to stronger global evidence. The second develops roadmaps for translating this knowledge into research, public health, clinical practice, and policy. Congrats to @NishaSajnani & Daisy Fancourt, and the whole team. Delighted to see these publications highlighted at #UNGA. @j_artshealthlab @CULTURUNNERS @UCL_SBB
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From the Fein Memory and Aging Center to the East Coast stage: @UnRavelledPlay explores the parallel lives of scientist-turned-painter Anne Adams and composer Maurice Ravel, both affected by FTD.
Philadelphia: Oct. 9–11
NYC: Oct. 23–24
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What can embarrassment teach us about the brain?
The Wall Street Journal highlights @UCSF Professor of Neurology Dr. Virginia Sturm’s research on how frontotemporal dementia can change emotions such as embarrassment and affect social behavior.
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Join us for the 20th Annual Team Hope Walk and support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by Huntington’s disease. Registration is free! Walk with a purpose and help make a difference. buff.ly/HQB991r
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🎉Congratulations to Jeffrey Bluestone, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding and Dr. Eric Goosby for receiving the UCSF Medal!🏅Recipients are honored for their groundbreaking contributions to science, patient care and public health. ucsfh.org/4y5bGW3
ALT A group of five individuals stands together in a formal setting in front of a curtain. All are dressed in business attire. A podium with a microphone is visible on the left. They are smiling and posing for the photo. Award recipients are: Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, & Dr. Eric Goosby
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Congrats to UCSF’s Kevan Shokat, PhD, Joseph DeRisi, PhD, Susan Lynch, PhD, and Stephen Hauser, MD, on winning the first-ever UC Regents Innovation Awards! See how their research is advancing cancer treatment, diagnostics, disease prevention, and MS care.
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How can Alzheimer’s blood-based biomarkers be used in primary care?
Michelle M. Mielke, PhD, discusses evidence from a large U.S. health system and clinical pathways Sept. 28, 10–11 a.m. PT. Attend at UCSF or virtually.
register 👉️ bit.ly/4dhColS
#AlzheimersResearch
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UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center retweeted
En la era de la inteligencia artificial, nuestra mayor ventaja seguirá siendo profundamente humana: aprender, crear, adaptarnos, empatizar, cooperar y tomar buenas decisiones.
Por eso, cuidar la salud cerebral no es solo un desafío médico. Es invertir en educación, desarrollo y en el futuro de nuestras sociedades.
Hoy en Bogotá, conversando sobre cómo llevar esta agenda de la evidencia a la acción.
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Can culture, creativity, and the arts become integral components of brain health, prevention, and healthier societies worldwide? Looking forward to joining the Healing Arts @UN General Assembly 2026 in New York for the launch of the @j_artshealthlab – @TheLancet Global Collection on Arts and Health.A timely opportunity to discuss transdisciplinary health.📷 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYC. 📷 22 September | 1:30–5:30 PM #UNGA healingartsnewyork.org/event…
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What does comprehensive dementia care look like beyond the clinic?
UCSF’s Kate Possin, PhD, joins @UMichMedicine’s Minding Memory podcast to discuss the Care Ecosystem and support for people living with dementia and their families.
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As we close this chapter of FTD CWOW, we’re grateful to everyone who has followed, collaborated, shared ideas, and connected with us, truly creating a center without walls💙Thank you! 🧠🔬 #FTDCWOW #Tau @AimeeKaoLab @YokoyamaLabUCSF @karchlab @AgardLab @metadsr_
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Parkinson’s cases may have nearly quadrupled since 1990. We asked UCSF neurologist Carlie Tanner, MD, PhD, what’s driving the surge. Aging and genes don’t explain all of it. Her research points to environmental toxicants as an important contributor. ucsf.edu/news/2026/08/432396…
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New in @CORTEXjournal: in one of the largest studies of children with persistent dyslexia, we found that similarly severe reading difficulties can stem from distinct underlying cognitive profiles.
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#Dyslexia #Neuropsychology
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In a new study, researchers Wen Li, Suman Rimal, Bingwei Lu, et al. demonstrated a novel, toxic mechanism by which the tau protein drives #AlzheimersDisease and other neurodegenerative tauopathies. @UCSF @Stanford Learn More in Neuron @CellPressNews 👉 cell.com/neuron/abstract/S08…
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UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center retweeted
Thank you to @TIME for the opportunity to discuss dementia prevention and the growing evidence on modifiable risk factors. Healthy lifestyle habits and management of vascular risk factors remains one of our greatest opportunities to promote healthy brain aging.
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What are the biggest Alzheimer's research advances from #AAIC2026?
Dr. Gil Rabinovici, of the UCSF Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, shares his perspective in @JAMA_current interview on biomarkers, emerging therapies, lifestyle interventions and more.
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ALT Square promotional graphic for a JAMA interview. The top of the image features the JAMA masthead. Below is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Dr. Gil Rabinovici, director of the UCSF Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, smiling in a hallway at UCSF while wearing a navy blazer and light blue checkered shirt.
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New in Nature Aging: our roadmap for agentic AI to scale specialist-level diagnosis and care in Alzheimer's and related dementias through a continuously learning healthcare system, timely as disease-modifying therapies emerge.
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#AgenticAI #Alzheimers
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Federal research funding helped UCSF scientists discover that a simple blood test could identify people at high risk for Alzheimer's years before symptoms appear — giving them a chance to take steps that may delay the disease or slow its progression. tiny.ucsf.edu/STwNdy
ALT Illustration of scientists examining brain blood vessels with a magnifying glass, questioning if blood tests can detect early Alzheimer's signs.
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UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center retweeted
🧠 Welcome Prof. Bruce Miller, MD, to RN's EB! @UofCalifornia @UCSF
Research Focus:
🧬 #FrontotemporalDementia & #Neurodegeneration
🧠 #BehavioralNeurology & #CognitiveNeuroscience
🔬 #DementiaBiomarkers & #Neuroimaging
#Neurogenetics #PrimaryProgressiveAphasia #HealthyAging
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