11/12/2024 NGP Faculty, Constanza Cortes’ lab at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is looking for ways to help older people who can’t exercise due to medical or physical conditions. Read More….Continue Reading Could a pill provide the dementia-fighting benefits of exercise?
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Why handwriting still matters in the digital age
October 10, 2024 Engaging our senses can make us better learners: Activities like touch and motion activate the same brain areas that are involved with learning and memorization, USC Dornsife’s Lisa Aziz-Zadeh says. Read More….Continue Reading Why handwriting still matters in the digital age
Out Of Options: The Drugs Don’t Work. Therapy Doesn’t Work. What’s Left?
9/26/2024 An NIH-backed collaboration between USC engineers and doctors, led by NGP faculty Maryam Shanechi, provides hope for patients with severe depression and other mood disorders. Read more….Continue Reading Out Of Options: The Drugs Don’t Work. Therapy Doesn’t Work. What’s Left?
From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
9/19/2024 How advanced technology, being harnessed by NGP faculty Paul Thompson, offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Read More….Continue Reading From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting Celebrates SoCal Student and Trainee Aging Research
9/17/2024 The second annual GLAM event drew more than 400 registrants from 29 institutions to present research and network with fellow scientists, featuring many NGP faculty! Read More….Continue Reading Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting Celebrates SoCal Student and Trainee Aging Research
Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease
September 6, 2024 Researchers led by NGP’s Duke Han, professor of psychology and family medicine at USC Dornsife, aimed to better understand the link between early Alzheimer’s disease and financial vulnerability. Study authors also include NGP’s Hussein Yassine. Read More….Continue Reading Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease
Appointment of William J. Mack, MD, MBA, as chair of the department of neurological surgery
08/19/2024 We are delighted to share the appointment of NGP’s William J. Mack, MD, MBA as Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective September 1, 2024. Read More….Continue Reading Appointment of William J. Mack, MD, MBA, as chair of the department of neurological surgery
NGP’s Nushka Remec Among Winners of the 2024 Promotion of Doctoral Studies Awards
8/1/2024 The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently awarded scholarships to 25 highly qualified doctoral students and candidates who are committed to pursuing a career in research. Read More…Continue Reading NGP’s Nushka Remec Among Winners of the 2024 Promotion of Doctoral Studies Awards
New research shows that transcendent thinking can increase teens’ sense of purpose
07/31/2024 In a study, led by NGP’s Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, of an intergenerational community program, CANDLE researchers found that adolescents who engaged in transcendent thinking increased their sense of purpose. Read More….Continue Reading New research shows that transcendent thinking can increase teens’ sense of purpose
Moms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health
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