Alzheimer's and Dementia Archives

Aug 15

Artwork featuring a figure with intricately painted heart and lungs surrounded by smoke

Your Brain on Air Pollution

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Environment, Featured, Research

Researchers across USC have joined forces to uncover the connection between the air we breathe and lifelong brain health.

Aug 09

A pair of young hands holding an older person's hand

Family Caregiver Support Center Receives Renewal Grant, Innovation Award

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiving, Featured, Honors and Awards

$8.5 million renewal supports the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center, and program for Persian/Farsi-speaking caregivers is recognized by Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging.

Apr 20

Older hands holding a handful of soil with plant growing out of it

Healthy Planet, Healthy Aging

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Environment, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Research

This Earth Day, USC Leonard Davis experts share why caring for the environment can help people have healthier lifespans.

Mar 11

A Tsimane family travels upstream in the local river

Some of the World’s Lowest Dementia Rates are Found in Amazonian Indigenous Groups

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

Research adds to evidence that healthier pre-industrial lifestyles may hold clues to preventing Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Feb 16

Study: Older Americans Are Largely Unaware of New Alzheimer’s Drug

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

USC researchers have found older Americans know little about aducanumab (brand name Aduhelm™), despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of survey respondents said they were worried about Alzheimer’s disease.

Feb 07

USC Study: People of Color Live More Years with Dementia Diagnosis than Non-Hispanic Whites

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Demography, Featured, Research

The findings further reinforce the need for targeted support and resources for families and patients living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Nov 09

Downtown Los Angeles with misty morning smoggy fog

How Does Air Pollution Influence Alzheimer’s Risk?

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Environment, Featured, Research

Studying neural stem cells could shed light on how environmental aspects interact with genetic risk factors for dementia, says University Professor Caleb Finch.

Oct 15

Sandwich generation caregiver illustration showing woman balancing on the noses of a boy and old man

Labor of Love: COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiving, Community Service, COVID-19, Demography, Health and Wellness, Intergenerational

The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.

Oct 14

Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Giving, Health and Wellness, Mitochondria, Nutrition, Research

The USC Daryl and Irwin Simon Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Research Fund was created to explore the role diet can play in the prevention or delay of Alzheimer’s disease.

Oct 08

Clean Air Matters for a Healthy Brain

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Environment, Featured, Health and Wellness

USC researchers say their studies on air pollution and cognitive decline — one involving humans and one with mice — provide evidence that cleaner air may reduce risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Your Brain on Air Pollution

Family Caregiver Support Center Receives Renewal Grant, Innovation Award

Healthy Planet, Healthy Aging

Some of the World’s Lowest Dementia Rates are Found in Amazonian Indigenous Groups

Study: Older Americans Are Largely Unaware of New Alzheimer’s Drug

USC Study: People of Color Live More Years with Dementia Diagnosis than Non-Hispanic Whites

How Does Air Pollution Influence Alzheimer’s Risk?

Labor of Love: COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers

Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s

Clean Air Matters for a Healthy Brain

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