ATRI’s Dr. Paul Aisen to co-lead $75.8 million clinical study for new Alzheimer’s drug
Paul Aisen, MD, director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) of the Keck School of Medicine at USC, will oversee a study of a new drug in ... Read More »
USC’s new Alzheimer’s study featured in TV report
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 »
Keck School’s ATRI to launch massive trial of drug that could treat Alzheimer’s
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 »
Grants fund research into understanding Alzheimer’s disease risk factor
In partnership with the Alzheimer Disease Research Center of USC, Hussein Yassine, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was awarded two ... Read More »
New big data study will investigate link between gender and Alzheimer’s risk
Twice as many women as men develop Alzheimer’s disease, but even after years of research, aging experts are unsure why. Judy Pa, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at ... Read More »
Can Alzheimer’s be stopped years before it starts?
Researchers are attempting to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease using medication that prevents the buildup of amyloid plaques. (Illustration/iStock) USC is among 90 institutions testing ... Read More »
Which genetic marker is the ring leader in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers say that certain variations of the TOMM40 gene, located on the 19th chromosome outlined above, are heavily associated with developing Alzheimer's disease. (Image/National Center for Biotechnology ... Read More »
Genetics put some older women at higher risk than men for Alzheimer’s
White women between the ages of 65-75 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more frequently than men of the same age and genetic risk. (Photo/iStock) Women genetically predisposed ... Read More »