“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me and ease my pain?”
As old-time fiddler Heidi Clare Lambert, artist in residence at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center, sang these lyrics from Townes Van Zandt, her music filled a Parnassus campus conference room not the typical place to hear such sounds. Read more
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may spread within nerve networks in the brain by moving directly between connected neurons, instead of in other ways proposed by scientists, such as by propagating in all directions, according to researchers who report the finding in the March 22 edition of the journal Neuron. Read more
For years, the medical and scientific community considered frontotemporal dementia (FTD) a rare disease that could not be distinguished from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) until after a patient’s death. As our technology and understanding have improved, so has our ability to diagnose disease. A correct diagnosis helps not only the patient and family put a name to their experience, but also helps physicians direct treatment and determine research opportunities. Doctors use specific, validated criteria to confirm a suspected diagnosis. Read more