Shri Narayanan named USC vice president for presidential initiatives
February 22, 2024 With expertise bridging a wide range of disciplines from computer science to linguistics and medicine, Narayanan will focus on bringing together presidential “moonshots” and expanding...
View ArticleThe Myth of Codependency
February 25, 2024 Relationships can be inconvenient—but we all depend on others. Read More....Continue Reading The Myth of Codependency
View ArticleFirst NEMO Prizes fund research partnerships at the intersection of health...
February 26, 2024 Awards were given to two USC research teams to fund collaborations between engineering and one or more of the university’s five health sciences schools. Read More....Continue Reading...
View ArticleHow drumboxing exercises your body and mind at the same time
February 27, 2024 Drumboxing is a fitness regime not only for the body but also the mind. Read More....Continue Reading How drumboxing exercises your body and mind at the same time
View Article11 USC researchers named National Academy of Inventors senior members
February 27, 2024 The honor recognizes innovation that has a real impact on the welfare of society. Read More....Continue Reading 11 USC researchers named National Academy of Inventors senior members
View ArticleNewly Discovered Beneficial Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Appears to Help...
3/23/2024 Findings suggest the rare variant prevents Alzheimer’s onset by clearing away amyloid-beta buildup in long-lived carriers of APOE4, the gene most strongly associated with disease risk. Read...
View ArticleUSC Academic Honors Convocation recognizes scholarly standouts
4/4/2024 Leading faculty members and students are honored at the university’s premier academic event. Ravi Bhatt was one of 6 students from across the university to receive the USC PhD Achievement...
View ArticleTake it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to...
4/15/2024 Rats fed a diet full of fat and sugar in adolescence suffered memory impairment, USC researchers found. The study reinforces the important link between the gut and the brain. Read...
View Article4 USC faculty members named as fellows of prestigious science organization AAAS
4/18/2024 The council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected USC faculty members Pinchas Cohen, Andrea Hodge, Jay Lieberman and Gaurav Sukhatme to the ranks of AAAS...
View ArticleDementia prevention: How to reduce your risk
04/19/2024 From protecting your hearing to upping your fibre, here are the key lifestyle changes that could help stave off dementia. Featuring Dr. Hussein Yassine. Read more here....Continue Reading...
View ArticleNew study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke
5/3/2024 A groundbreaking study published by a USC-led international consortium offers new insights into stroke recovery, revealing that age-related changes in brain white matter significantly affect...
View ArticleNGP’s Nushka Remec Among Winners of the 2024 Promotion of Doctoral Studies...
8/1/2024 The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently awarded scholarships to 25 highly qualified doctoral students and candidates who are committed to pursuing a career in research. Read...
View ArticleUnlocking longevity: How shifting your mindset can improve your health and...
07/11/2024 USC Dornsife experts, including NGP’s Dr. Scott Kanoski, share their research insights on how to live a longer, happier, healthier life. Read More....Continue Reading Unlocking longevity:...
View ArticleScientists search for safer, less addictive pain medications amid America’s...
07/11/2024 USC Dornsife researchers, including NGP’s Dr. David McKemy, are developing effective new remedies to relieve pain — without the risk of addiction. Read More....Continue Reading Scientists...
View ArticleMoms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts...
07/29/2024 Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores — bad news for their mental health....
View ArticleNew research shows that transcendent thinking can increase teens’ sense of...
07/31/2024 In a study, led by NGP’s Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, of an intergenerational community program, CANDLE researchers found that adolescents who engaged in transcendent thinking increased...
View ArticleAll the lonely people, where do they all come from?
08/05/2024 Feelings of isolation have skyrocketed in America. USC Dornsife scholars, including NGP’s Darby Saxe, examine the complicated causes. Read More....Continue Reading All the lonely people,...
View ArticleAppointment of William J. Mack, MD, MBA, as chair of the department of...
08/19/2024 We are delighted to share the appointment of NGP’s William J. Mack, MD, MBA as Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective September 1,...
View ArticleGeroscience Los Angeles Meeting Celebrates SoCal Student and Trainee Aging...
9/17/2024 The second annual GLAM event drew more than 400 registrants from 29 institutions to present research and network with fellow scientists, featuring many NGP faculty! Read More....Continue...
View ArticleFrom Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
9/19/2024 How advanced technology, being harnessed by NGP faculty Paul Thompson, offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Read More.
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