We conduct population-based studies to optimize cognitive and mental health across the lifespan. Director @KristineYaffe.
Joined November 2017
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
6 Jul 2022
🧠❤️Elevated #bloodpressure is associated with advanced #brain aging in mid-life: A 30-year follow-up of The CARDIA Study. Now in @alzdemjournals. Brava @CDintica! tinyurl.com/4w8rn85b
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
28 Jun 2022
Attitudes toward deprescribing among older adults with dementia in the United States. A majority of PWD are willing to deprescribe—an opportunity to improve their quality of life. bit.ly/3nlxie0
@matthew_growdon @andrewzullo @KristineYaffe @MikeSteinman
ALT Overlap of attitudes toward medications and deprescribing among older adults with dementia. Each of the three ellipses in the Venn diagram corresponds to one of the attitudinal outcomes (belief about necessity of one's medications, willingness to deprescribe, and discomfort with polypharmacy).
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
Thank you @calaging for producing this excellent resource guide and sharing print and online editions. We are honored to be included in it as a resource for those facing Alzheimer's & other dementias. @alzimpact #ENDALZ
25 Jun 2022
🔥 Hot off the press in Sunday's 📰! @CalAging releases its 1st resource guide for older Californians & their caregivers—with important info on how our aging population can tap into local resources, community services, & much more.
Available online. ⤵️
bit.ly/39UV2T5
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🎉We are so excited to welcome @SheaJAndrews to our faculty! Dr. Andrews investigates the genetic epidemiology of #Alzheimers, and most recently served as an instructor @IcahnMountSinai. We are looking forward to seeing his continued contributions @UCSF and the field!
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📰New from @AGSJournal: Rest-activity rhythms and cognitive impairment and #dementia in older #women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. tinyurl.com/24ttu7nt
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
Our 2022 Virtual Clinical Research Symposium is June 28th at 6pm. Dr. @KristineYaffe, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology, UCSF, will discuss modifiable risk factors, and the need to study underrepresented population. Register here: bit.ly/3acwNQ7
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
9 Jun 2022
Patterns in disenrollment from #hospice among people with #dementia, now in @AGSJournal! tinyurl.com/yc6hcn6s
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
8 Jun 2022
The recording of the Clin-STAR Webinar "ABC Guide to #ADRD Research" is now available! Watch the webinar here: vimeo.com/718331171.
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
17 May 2022
The upcoming Clin-STAR webinar will highlight the pros & cons of using primary data collection for research on cognitive measures and outcomes. Register here: bit.ly/3NDslsV.
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Dr. @KristineYaffe will give the UCSF Fishman Professorship Lecture on Wednesday 5/11: "My adventure in psychiatry and neurology: It's the same brain!" 🧠 tinyurl.com/ycyx75jt
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
6 May 2022
One Month Away! Clin-STAR Webinar: “ABC Guide to #ADRD Research” Tuesday, June 7 from 4-5pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/3NDslsV.
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
9 May 2022
Healthy weight, staying active, and graduating high school may reduce #Alzheimers and #dementia risk. @JAMANeuro upi.com/7156586t via @upi @UCSFpopbrain @UCSFPsychiatry @UCLAFSPH
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
4 May 2022
Call for submissions for a special edition of @alzassociation Alzheimer's & Dementia on the impact of modifiable lifestyle and risk factors in the prevention and treatment of dementia. Guest edited by @kristineyaffe @gbhi_fellows and @kaarin_anstey @UNSW
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
3 May 2022
Join the Global Council on Brain Health for a special briefing on their latest recommendations on brain health behavior change for individuals, communities, and policymakers.
Tuesday, May 10th, 12:00-1:30pm Eastern Time
Register at: aarp-org.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
28 Apr 2022
🚨🚨Some other Special Issues to submit to via @alzassociation (Alzheimer's & Dementia DADM)! Modifiable Risk Factors (guest edited by the fabulous Drs. @kristineyaffe and @kaarin_anstey) #ENDALZ @ISTAART
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
27 Apr 2022
Join us May 23 for a special online event focusing on how #AlzheimersDisease disease clinical trials can improve recruitment, enrollment & retention of diverse populations to ensure potential treatments are safe, effective, accessible & equitable 👇
gbhi.org/events/increasing-s…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
26 Apr 2022
Learn how #sport and #exercise impact your #brainhealth in an innovative (and free!) new online course featuring practical advice on what you can do to keep your brain healthy at any age #BrainHealthSportsMOOC
gbhi.org/news-publications/b…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
19 Apr 2022
Study of 1.87m American #veterans shows Hispanic vets have twice the rate of #dementia as white vets. Surprisingly, given their risk factors, dementia in Native Americans is roughly the same as in whites.
ucsf.edu/news/2022/04/422641…
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
19 Apr 2022
Exciting new work by Erica Kornblith in @JAMA_current indicates significant differences in #dementia incidence based on #race and #ethnicity among adults who received care at VHA medical centers. tinyurl.com/yc675ju9
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UCSF Center for Population Brain Health (K. Yaffe) retweeted
31 Mar 2022
Drs. @klharrisonPhD, @AlexSmithMD, Kanan Patel, MBBS, MPH, @laurenhuntRN, John Boscardin, PhD, @KristineYaffe, and @RitchieCS published a study in @AGSJournal entitled "Life expectancy for community-dwelling persons with dementia and severe disability". geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/kri…
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