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Stevens INI receives new funding to study small vessel disease in Asian Americans
The Stevens INI expands their suite of health disparities research with a new award to examine vascular causes of dementia in Asian Americans using neuroimaging. By Sidney Taiko Sheehan 3D-rendering of whole brain cerebral small vessels from a healthy volunteer acquired in 8 minutes. Photo credit: USC Stevens INI… Read More »
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Stevens INI receives new funding to study small vessel disease in Asian Americans
September 7th, 2023The Stevens INI expands their suite of health disparities research with a new award to examine vascular causes of dementia in Asian Americans using neuroimaging. By Sidney Taiko Sheehan 3D-rendering of whole…
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with everyday decision making
August 15th, 2023Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that the condition, which can be a precursor to dementia, was linked to worse decision-making abilities. By Zara Abrams Image iStock …
Cutting Cancer’s Communication Cord in the Youngest Patients
April 25th, 2023USC Neuroscientist Josh Neman Receives $50,000 Grant to Help Cure Pediatric Brain Tumors By Janice O’Leary Neuroscientist and Scientific Director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, Josh Neman, PhD. (Photo: USC Brain…
International study shows link between brain age and stroke outcomes
April 6th, 2023A USC-led team of researchers find that brain age, a neuroimaging-based assessment of global brain health, may play a role in post-stroke outcomes and could potentially help identify people at risk for…
Keck School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH rankings in seven fields
February 17th, 2023Department of Physiology and Neuroscience ranked No. 1 in the nation in NIH funding and department chair topped the list of individual researchers in neuroscience. By Hope Hamashige Image: USC Seven…
USC launches large-scale study of dementia and diabetes in adults with Hispanic ancestry
October 26th, 2022The National Institute on Aging awarded Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers $3.7 million to explore the link between diabetes and brain health in the understudied group. By Zara Abrams Hussein…
Breakthrough brings potential glioblastoma drug into focus
September 26th, 2022A new class of small molecule drugs, now in phase 1 clinical trials, is the first to target circadian clock proteins, which play a key role in the recurrence and spread of…
Algorithm nation
July 14th, 2022Artificial intelligence amplifies core research strengths at the Keck School of Medicine of USC By Wayne Lewis Illustration of a machine learning network used in neuroimaging. (Courtesy of Jim Stanis and Arthur…
USC researcher leads effort to improve research on diet and dementia
July 4th, 2022After two years of analysis, the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group makes recommendations for improving clinical nutrition trials going forward. By Hope Hamashige Anyone searching the internet for brain healthy…
Willingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer’s disease
June 15th, 2022A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, one of the first to test the relationship using real money, showed participants who gave away more money scored significantly lower…