Brain Health

Research suggests that the health of short-range brain wiring may help protect thinking abilities when gray matter declines.

After being told that surgical removal of her benign meningioma was impossible, Karen Ross found the treatment plan she was hoping for at the USC Brain Tumor Center.

The largest diffusion MRI network analysis of bipolar disorder to date reveals subtle but widespread differences in brain communication pathways involved in emotion, reward and cognitive control.

Created at USC from more than 54,000 brain scans, the model will help researchers detect changes in neural pathways linked to aging, Alzheimer’s disease and developmental conditions.

The study, led by USC Leonard Davis Instructional Associate Professor Roberto Vicinanza, found that people who closely follow a Mediterranean-style diet have higher levels of two mitochondrial microproteins.

Stroke survivors with severe motor impairment show signs of brain “youthfulness” in undamaged regions, suggesting compensatory neuroplasticity.

Keck Medicine of USC researchers are investigating a unique therapy that aims to repair damaged brain cells.

A multidisciplinary team has developed a selective compound that inhibits an enzyme tied to inflammation in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s — while preserving normal brain function and crossing the blood-brain barrier.

USC brain researchers are finding novel ways to image, detect and treat diseases.