Year: 2024

07/29/2024 Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores — bad news for their mental health. Read more by NGP’s Dr. Darby Saxbe….Continue Reading Moms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health

07/11/2024 USC Dornsife researchers, including NGP’s Dr. David McKemy, are developing effective new remedies to relieve pain — without the risk of addiction. Read More….Continue Reading Scientists search for safer, less addictive pain medications amid America’s rising opioid crisis

07/11/2024 USC Dornsife experts, including NGP’s Dr. Scott Kanoski, share their research insights on how to live a longer, happier, healthier life. Read More….Continue Reading Unlocking longevity: How shifting your mindset can improve your health and extend your life

5/3/2024 A groundbreaking study published by a USC-led international consortium offers new insights into stroke recovery, revealing that age-related changes in brain white matter significantly affect how well individuals recover motor abilities following a stroke. Read More….Continue Reading New study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke

04/19/2024 From protecting your hearing to upping your fibre, here are the key lifestyle changes that could help stave off dementia. Featuring Dr. Hussein Yassine. Read more here….Continue Reading Dementia prevention: How to reduce your risk

4/18/2024 The council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected USC faculty members Pinchas Cohen, Andrea Hodge, Jay Lieberman and Gaurav Sukhatme to the ranks of AAAS fellows. Read More….Continue Reading 4 USC faculty members named as fellows of prestigious science organization AAAS

4/15/2024 Rats fed a diet full of fat and sugar in adolescence suffered memory impairment, USC researchers found. The study reinforces the important link between the gut and the brain. Read More….Continue Reading Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains

4/4/2024 Leading faculty members and students are honored at the university’s premier academic event. Ravi Bhatt was one of 6 students from across the university to receive the USC PhD Achievement Award! Read More….Continue Reading USC Academic Honors Convocation recognizes scholarly standouts

3/23/2024 Findings suggest the rare variant prevents Alzheimer’s onset by clearing away amyloid-beta buildup in long-lived carriers of APOE4, the gene most strongly associated with disease risk. Read More….Continue Reading Newly Discovered Beneficial Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Appears to Help Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers Live Longer, Stay Sharper and Represents a New Direction in Drug Discovery