Paul Aisen, MD, director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) of the Keck School of Medicine at USC, will oversee a study of a new drug in [...]
If it’s confirmed that a drug can remove memory-stealing plaques from the brain before the damage from Alzheimer’s disease is already done, “we may really change the course [...]
Colored light micrograph of brain tissue from an Alzheimer's disease sufferer. Both of the classic pathological features of this disease are seen here. Both of these abnormalities [...]
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 [...]
