Year: 2023

SCIENTISTS PROBE HOW SURFING COULD HELP CHRONIC PAIN

Researchers are scanning pain patients’ brains after they catch waves — and constructing a virtual reality surfing experience. BY KATHARINE GAMMON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JASON KUTCH DEVELOPED CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN in his 20s, a condition that eventually became “debilitating and impactful.” When he moved to Los Angeles in 2008 as a postdoctoral researcher in biomedical engineering, he…Continue Reading SCIENTISTS PROBE HOW SURFING COULD HELP CHRONIC PAIN

Promising new ENIGMA study launches to determine factors contributing to brain aging

February 21, 2023 As part of the ENIGMA Consortium, the India ENIGMA Initiative for Global Aging and Mental Health is a worldwide coordinated study of brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease to identify predictive markers in the blood, genome, and epigenome, and to better understand prognosis while supporting personalized risk evaluations. By Sidney Taiko Sheehan As…Continue Reading Promising new ENIGMA study launches to determine factors contributing to brain aging

What’s the healthiest diet? Experts give tips for optimal eating and debunk myths

Scholars explain what foods we should be eating to live a longer and healthier life. Good news: Carbs are definitely on this menu. Margaret Crable February 07, 2023 The big picture: Sifting through nutritional recommendations has become increasingly complicated. USC experts on healthy behavior, diet and aging recently discussed the best way to eat for optimal health….Continue Reading What’s the healthiest diet? Experts give tips for optimal eating and debunk myths