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 [...]
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 [...]
Researchers are attempting to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease using medication that prevents the buildup of amyloid plaques. (Illustration/iStock) USC is among 90 institutions testing [...]
Researchers say that certain variations of the TOMM40 gene, located on the 19th chromosome outlined above, are heavily associated with developing Alzheimer's disease. (Image/National Center for Biotechnology [...]
White women between the ages of 65-75 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more frequently than men of the same age and genetic risk. (Photo/iStock) Women genetically predisposed [...]
USC researchers believe that stiffening blood vessels and low blood flow in the brain is an early indication of Alzheimer’s disease. (Illustration/iStock) USC researchers plan to [...]
Sangpil Yoon is the first postdoctoral fellow to receive the Pathways to Independence Award from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. (Photo/Valentina Suarez) USC is among [...]
Artist rendition of neurons in the brain enmeshed with amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles that are thought to indicate the presence of Alzheimer's disease (Illustration/Yasmin Davis) [...]
