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This book explores the important and often overlooked connection between how chronic medical diseases of the body can affect the brain. Experts within the field discuss current research, potential biological mechanisms, and possible interventions or treatments aimed at improving cognitive health for a variety of medical diseases.

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This book explores the important and often overlooked connection between how chronic medical diseases of the body can affect the brain. Experts within the field discuss current research, potential biological mechanisms, and possible interventions or treatments aimed at improving cognitive health for a variety of medical diseases.
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Kristine Yaffe, MD, is a Roy and Marie Scola Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco and Director of the Memory Disorders clinic at San Francisco Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Dr. Yaffe's research focuses on determining predictors, biological mechanisms, and outcomes of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults, with the goal of identifying modifiable risk factors that may lead to novel strategies to prevent cognitive decline. She has received numerous grants from the NIH, DOD and private foundations and has published over 200 articles in prestigious journals.