National Institute on Aging grants increase study participant diversity, add new data sources and fund new research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
USC Dornsife News
USC Dornsife researchers investigate for the first time if DMV reporting mandates are associated with clinicians’ likelihood of underdiagnosing dementia.
More than 7 million Americans have MCI and don’t know it. That’s worrisome since early diagnosis is key to delaying onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Neuroscience major Ammar Dharani sees his work as being at the crossroads of several fields that can help advance medicine.
Air pollution diminishes the mental health benefits of exercise and may make a person more susceptible to Alzheimer’s or dementia, according to research by USC Dornsife and Arizona neuroscientists. [1¾ min read]
Amid failed drug trials and mounting discoveries about Alzheimer’s complex list of triggers, USC Dornsife scientists say a single cure is unlikely. [5 min read]
Psychology researcher Christopher Beam has embarked on a novel research project into a possible connection.
USC Dornsife researchers looking at two genes involved in our ability to remember things as we age find that one plays a more important role than previously understood.
USC researchers plan to explore whether this early sign could be targeted by drugs already approved for treating other health conditions.