(Photo credit: iStock) The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease published a study by Paul Aisen, MD, professor of neurology and director of the Keck School’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute ... Read More »
If it’s confirmed that a drug can remove memory-stealing plaques from the brain before the damage from Alzheimer’s disease is already done, “we may really change the course ... Read More »
Colored light micrograph of brain tissue from an Alzheimer's disease sufferer. Both of the classic pathological features of this disease are seen here. Both of these abnormalities ... Read More »
An online tool that helps older people monitor their brain health has been developed at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with other medical groups.
The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) brought together the top minds working to find a cure for a disease that affects more than 5 million Americans at its annual partnership meeting in San Diego early this month.
Paul Aisen is one of three principal investigators that will be collaborating on Alzheimer's research with a $70 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. (USC ... Read More »
The Trojan League Associates of San Diego County welcomed USC alums, family and friends to the USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) in San Diego on September ... Read More »
USC researchers say toxic, sticky proteins called amyloid plaques are part of Alzheimer’s disease, the earliest precursor before symptoms arise. (Illustration/iStock) Clusters of a sticky protein ... Read More »
USC Vice President of Research Randolph Hall, left, joins Paul Aisen, director of the USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, during the second annual partnership meeting, held Jan. ... Read More »