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Getty Images Joanna Helmuth, M.D., a neurologist at the University of California San Francisco’s Memory and Aging Center, is concerned. She’s worried about vulnerable people like vapenaysh6969, a Reddit user who recently asked for advice on the Nootropics subreddit, a message board where more than a quarter of a million people are trying to sort their way through all of the allegedly brain-boosting chemicals on the market. “Ordered some phenylpiracetam,” vapenaysh6969 wrote. “In desperate need of some motivation after being unemployed for a year now.” Dr. Helmuth has studied the...

Buck Institute for Research in Aging: Buck Impact Circle Supports Project Aimed at Understanding Vulnerabilities and Resilience in the Aging Brain Targeted News Service (Press Releases) NOVATO, California, This year the Buck's Impact Circle donor group turned its attention to brain health and the role proteins play in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia. The group awarded more than $100,000 to junior faculty members Kai Zhou, PhD and Tara Tracy, PhD to support their innovative collaborative project aimed at identifying strategies to protect against brain vulnerabilities and enhance bra...

Brian Lawlor and Ian Robertson lead a new Trinity College research initiative. By Irish America Staff The Atlantic Philanthropies, created in 1982 by Irish-American businessman Chuck Feeney, is giving  €138.4 million [$177 million] to Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to establish the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), a ground-breaking initiative that aims to tackle the looming dementia epidemic and improve health and dementia care worldwide. The landmark award is the largest program grant Atlantic Philanthropies ...

My father has dementia. How do I keep him engaged and safe during the pandemic? FacebookTwitterEmail The pandemic has complicated the challenges for caregivers of people with dementia.Mark Makela / New York Times Welcome to “Pandemic Problems,” an advice column from The Chronicle’s engagement reporters that aims to help Bay Area residents solve their pandemic-related conundrums — personal, practical or professional. Send your questions and issues to pandemicproblems@sfchronicle.com. Today’s question is fielded by The Chronicle’s Annie Vainshtein. Dear Advice Team: My father is cur...

email article A history of either anxiety or depression was inversely associated with the age when Alzheimer's disease started, a retrospective analysis suggested. People with Alzheimer's disease who had a past diagnosis of anxiety were 3 years younger than other Alzheimer's patients when they developed the disease, reported Zachary Miller, MD, of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and co-authors. Patients with a history of depression were 2 years younger at Alzheimer's onset, they said in an abstract released in advance of the 2021 American Academy of Neurology annual m...