Neurologist welcomed as lectureship recipient
From left, Debbie Massaglia, president of the Roxanna Todd Hodges Stroke Foundation, joins Karen Furie and Nerses Sanossian after a lecture on July 31 at the Health [...]
Recruitment begins for study exploring impact of culture, genetics on Hispanics with MS
Lilyana Amezcua The Keck School of Medicine of USC is actively recruiting Hispanics with multiple sclerosis (MS) to participate in a study examining the impact of genetics, acculturation [...]
Scientists help paralyzed patient feel sensations again
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Caltech are using electrodes to stimulate the brain to “feel” feedback from prosthetic limbs. For the [...]
USC researchers aid national consortium in search for dementia biomarkers
While researchers know that cerebral small vessel disease, which damages the brain’s smallest blood vessels, is linked to dementia and cognitive impairment, the exact mechanisms are still poorly understood.
Study: All major types of epilepsy found to share structural patterns in the brain
Epilepsies, a group of disorders known to vary greatly in their causes and symptoms, share key structural foundations in the brain, according to a new big data neuroimaging collaboration involving researchers from the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Grants fund research into understanding Alzheimer’s disease risk factor
In partnership with the Alzheimer Disease Research Center of USC, Hussein Yassine, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was awarded two [...]
New big data study will investigate link between gender and Alzheimer’s risk
Twice as many women as men develop Alzheimer’s disease, but even after years of research, aging experts are unsure why. Judy Pa, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at [...]
BRAIN Initiative grants fund research on mouse brain cells
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has received $19 million to help create a classification system for cells in [...]
New study investigates vaccine and oral medication to stop Alzheimer’s years before it begins
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are tackling the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States — Alzheimer’s disease — with a new study [...]