Research Advancements
How Witnessing Violence Impacts Brain Development—and What Colleges Can Do
Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, NGP Faculty Mary...
Categories: Faculty Achievement , Research Advancements
USC study led by NGP Student reveals link between type 2 diabetes and brain health in older adults from various populations
NGP Student, Amaryllis A. Tsiknia, led new neuroimaging-based research which revealed diabetes-related brain atrophy in older adults from different backgrounds. Other authors include...
Categories: Research Advancements , Student Achievements
Brain cell discovery may explain excessive hunger
NGP Faculty Scott Kanoski led research identifying “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating....
Categories: Faculty Achievement , Memory , Research Advancements , Student Achievements
NGP Faculty & Student find a gut-brain link that may affect behavior in children with autism
NGP Faculty, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, with the help of NGP Student, Ravi Bhatt, finds that an imbalance in the microbiome disrupts neurotransmitter production...
Categories: Faculty Achievement , Research Advancements
Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s
NGP Faculty, Robert Rissman, is asked about how circulating biomarkers are quickly becoming a crucial part of diagnosis and disease monitoring for...
Categories: Faculty Achievement , Research Advancements
USC-led study finds potential new drug target for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers, including NGP Faculty Hussein Yassine, used a combination of animal models, human brain tissue and molecular analysis to reveal a link...
Categories: Faculty Achievement , Research Advancements
