Diet reverses Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in lab model

The findings — focused on components contained in green tea and carrots — lend credence to the idea that certain readily available, plant-based supplements might offer protection against dementia in people. BY Leigh Hopper MARCH 6, 2019 USC researchers are studying plant-derived substances, like green tea, that inhibit production of the sticky amyloid beta plaques known…Continue Reading Diet reverses Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in lab model

New Method Uses AI to Screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Amy Blumenthal | February 26, 2019 Scientists at USC, Queen’s University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably CHILDREN CAN BE SCREENED FOR FASD BY TRACKING THEIR EYE MOVEMENTS/ PHOTO CREDIT: ISTOCK Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), Queen’s…Continue Reading New Method Uses AI to Screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder