New postdoctoral research opportunity in aging and TBI

Recruiting now! Our new 2-year Research Fellowship in Traumatic Brain Injury and Aging trains outstanding scientists to lead clinical research on TBI and aging either within the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center or across the nation and world.

Study: Trials and treatments for vascular brain health

Published in the January 10, 2022 online version of Stroke.

Press: Alzheimer's & Dementia publishes Risk Reduction Guidance

Primary Prevention Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Decline, a new journal article authored by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and 9 renowned clinicians and experts, including Dr.

Postdoc Meredith Bock receives AAN Award

Meredith Bock, MD, a postdoctoral scholar in the UCSF Department of Neurology and member of the Kristine Yaffe Lab, has been awarded an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Career Development Award. This three-year award supports junior investigators interested in an academic career in neurology. Dr.

Press: Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America

Dr. Yaffe recently co-authored Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America: A Decadal Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Dr. Yaffe awarded NIA R35

Dr. Yaffe was awarded a NIA R35 Outstanding Investigator Award, and participated in the inaugural NIA R35 AD/ADRD Leadership Award Meeting. The R35 allows investigators who have made outstanding contributions to the field to pursue ambitious new areas of research and maximize the potential for...

Dr. Yaffe ranked as 2021 Highly Cited Researcher

Out of nearly 8 million researchers in the world over the last decade, less than 1% have published multiple papers frequently cited by their peers that rank in the top 1% of citations for field and year. Read more about this year's rankings and methodology by Web of Science here.

Study: Happiness in early adulthood may protect against dementia

While research has shown that poor cardiovascular health can damage blood flow to the brain increasing the risk for dementia, a new study led by Kristine Yaffe Lab's and the UCSF Center for Population Brain Health's Willa Brenowitz, PhD, indicates that poor mental health may also take its toll on...

Postdoc Christina Dintica awarded by Alzheimer's Association

Christina Dintica, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and member of the Kristine Yaffe Lab, has been awarded an Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship! Under the mentorship of Dr. Yaffe and UT Health San Antonio's Dr. Mohamad Habes, Dr.

Study: Depressive symptoms associated with cognitive impairment

Our findings, published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggest early adulthood depressive symptoms may be a risk factor for cognitive impairment independent of mid- or late-life depressive symptoms. Read more here.