A multidisciplinary dementia cost project led by USC researchers provides updated estimates of the financial toll on patients, care partners and society.
The first-of-its-kind tool can non-invasively track the pace of brain changes using MRI scans; faster brain aging closely correlates with a higher risk of cognitive impairment.
Eleanor Hayes-Larson, assistant professor of gerontology, discusses how life-long psychological and social factors influence cognitive aging and dementia risk. Her work focuses on the impact of trauma, resilience, and the importance of diversity in research.
Lindsey Klebenow has worked in home care and assisted living in Bozeman, Montana from the time she was in college. She’s a certified nurse assistant (CNA), an emergency medical technician (EMT) and operates her own home health agency.
Mice that had been fed the drug GSM-15606 had lower levels of Aβ42, a longer form of the amyloid beta protein, a major component of the telltale plaques seen in human brains with Alzheimer’s.