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Leanne Jones, PhD, will join UCSF from UCLA to lead the new Bakar Aging Research Institute. UC San Francisco is launching the Bakar Aging Research Institute (BARI), a scientific community that aims to translate breakthroughs in aging research across many disciplines into new approaches and treatments that help people remain healthy and vibrant in later life.  The new Institute will bring together scientists and clinicians from all UCSF sites to address the most critical questions related to the science of aging. BARI members will be drawn from the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, the UCSF Hil...

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...

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New Research Center to Tackle Brain Diseases A unique combination of expertise at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco will enable new therapies for Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) is launching the Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology to study neurological diseases in a unique way that could lead to the development of novel treatments. This launch is supported by a $2.5-million donation ...

Clinical psychologist evaluates the dangers of race-based norms in cognitive testing A UCSF clinical psychologist has taken aim at the National Football League (NFL) for "race norming" black players diagnosed with dementia, a practice that is depriving them of the monetary awards allocated to former footballers with neurodegenerative disorders. In her perspective that runs in JAMA Neurology on Dec. 21, 2020, Katherine Possin, Ph.D., of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, says the denial of compensation to Black players, whose cognitive scores had been adjusted to "correct" for the race, adds f...