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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
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) ... Read More »
