UCSF Fresno Alzheimer and Memory Center

Upcoming annual conference -- information below!

The Alzheimer Center has a job opening:

Debido a la pandemia la conferencia, la cual es patrocinada por la Alzheimer’s Association, Valley Caregivers Resource Center y el UCSF Fresno Alzeimer and Memo...ry Center totalmente en español, tendrá una plataforma virtual este año. Alzheimer's Association Valley Caregiver Resource Center UCSF Fresno Alzheimer and Memory Center See more

The Spanish language caregivers conference is coming -- this year by Zoom! Please share!

A video about how Alzheimer disease changes the brain.

When I introduce myself as a cognitive and behavioral neurologist I have come to expect people to ask why I choose to provide care for patients with dementia,... said UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center Director and UCSF School of Medicine neurology faculty member Loren Alving, MD. Dr. Alving explains in this piece written for Maria Shriver Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement thewomensalzheimersmovement.org/comfort-care-d See more

Doctors may be able to predict regions of brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients a year or more in advance by scanning for a protein called tau. Amyloid plaques..., which have been the focus of Alzheimer’s research and drug development for decades, turned out to be of little help in predictions. Get the full story http://tiny.ucsf.edu/yfXkKd

Happy New Year! #HNY #HappyNewYear #2020

Happy holidays to you and yours from the UCSF Fresno family.

The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center is pleased to announce a new Caregiver Support Group for 2020 -- this one will be in Selma, at the Bethel Lutheran Home, the second Tuesday of each month, 5:30-6:30.

If you are visiting relatives for the holidays, you may notice changes in their memory or health. Get information about what to do if you see significant changes:

Happy Veterans Day. Honoring all who served. #VeteransDay #Thankyouveterans

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