The ambitious project will study influences on dementia risk and resilience as varied as pollution, education and policy.
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With World Alzheimer’s Day taking place Saturday, learn how advanced technology offers new hope in the fight against the devastating disease.
The study’s senior author, Caleb Finch, has examined air pollution’s effects on the brain for several years.
USC Dornsife research reveals a link between the thickness of a certain brain region and vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults.
Soeren Mattke, director of the Brain Health Observatory at the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research, discusses how a simple blood test could affect how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed.
USC physicists, biological scientists and psychologists are finding surprising clues to understanding the drivers of the disease and how to prevent and treat it.
CalGrows grant-funded project focuses on the needs of care workers serving adults with Alzheimer’s disease.
National Institute on Aging grants increase study participant diversity, add data sources and fund research on Alzheimer’s and related dementia.
The FDA just approved another amyloid-clearing drug that in studies modestly delayed decline and came with risks.
Knowing the actual costs of dementia could help families plan their budgets and support needs, inform treatment and caregiving options, and shape health care policy.