December 16, 2024 NGP’s Francisco Valero-Cuevas received the prestigious honor in recognition of their exceptional contributions to innovation, invention and technology. Read more….Continue Reading Three USC Viterbi Professors Named 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
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New grant funds study on role of brain’s reward system in autism and ADHD
December 10, 2024 NGP’s Dr. Katherine Lawrence and the USC Stevens INI have received funding to map reward circuitry in the brain and to investigate its role in two neurodevelopmental conditions. Read more….Continue Reading New grant funds study on role of brain’s reward system in autism and ADHD
Brilliant minds, healthy brains
December 4, 2024 USC brain researchers, including NGP Faculty Arthur Toga, Hussein Yassine, and Andrei Irimia, are finding novel ways to image, detect and treat diseases. Read more….Continue Reading Brilliant minds, healthy brains
Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
November 22, 2024 NGP’s Dr. Duke Han writes about adults who self-reported higher vulnerability toward financial exploitation showed lower thickness in a brain region that is affected early in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more….Continue Reading Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
Could a pill provide the dementia-fighting benefits of exercise?
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?
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