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title=&#8221;Alzheimer&#8217;s &amp; Dementia&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1775171180389-a62a8fe5-1740&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1790&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/wellness\/brain-age-health-lifestyle-012262b3?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeEmJCjmVu4gBVL2mSKv5lK9N9snnRZ-fuDHXawYWEUi9FeTO5AivHLWUl7HlQ%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69d57c5e&amp;gaa_sig=ImKL6e-X8b9lRuXPQq_i0BcoSUgFSE0Dhvg-a35MmR-QwySHhSDibuyIqNLMKtKmdzTnXMHU7ZuiGD_nstde0A%3D%3D\"><strong>Is Your Brain Aging Faster Than You? New Science Offers Clues<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emerging research on lifestyle changes and the development of preventive approaches are revealing an opportunity to measure and boost cognitive health[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1791&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/biological-ageing-brain\"><strong>Dementia breakthrough: Science can now measure your brain\u2019s true \u2018biological age\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Combining MRI scans and AI could reveal how old your brain is and how fast it\u2019s ageing[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1378&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2025\/02\/24\/new-ai-model-measures-how-fast-the-brain-ages\/\"><strong>New AI Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new artificial intelligence model measures how fast a patient\u2019s brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing and treating cognitive decline and dementia, according to USC researchers[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1380&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/brain-scans-reveal-aging-patterns-based-on-disease-alcohol-and-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brains Age in Five Different Ways<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Traumatic Brain Injury&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1775171265891-b4aeb31c-ea16&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;622&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2021\/09\/03\/world-alzheimers-month-andrei-irimia-discusses-brain-health-and-the-relationship-between-concussions-and-alzheimers\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-entryTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/science\/article\/2012-05\/phineas-gage-neurologys-most-interesting-case-gets-his-head-re-examined-new-neural-map\/\"><strong>Phineas Gage, Neurology\u2019s Most Interesting Case, Gets His Head Re-Examined With a New Neural Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scientists are getting another chance to get inside Phineas Gage\u2019s head. The 25-year-old Gage was a railroad supervisor back in 1848, using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7 iron rod to pack blasting powder into a rock just moments before becoming history\u2019s most interesting neuroscience case.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;621&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2021\/09\/03\/world-alzheimers-month-andrei-irimia-discusses-brain-health-and-the-relationship-between-concussions-and-alzheimers\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2017\/06\/05\/applying-precision-medicine-and-big-data-to-understand-and-reduce-negative-impacts-of-brain-injuries-in-older-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applying Precision Medicine and Big Data to Understand \u2013 and Reduce \u2013 Negative Impacts of Brain Injuries in Older Adults<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a traumatic brain injury, when do the first indications of possible long-term complications\u2014including dementia\u2014appear, and is it possible to stave them off?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;841&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2022\/10\/13\/injuries-age-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research led by Andrei Irimia shows how traumatic injuries increase the brain\u2019s \u201cbiological age\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular aphorism states that \u201cage is just a number,\u201d but USC Leonard Davis\u2013led research shows how calculating the biological \u2014 as opposed to chronological \u2014 age of the brain could be a powerful tool in screening for brain health issues, including dementia, even before symptoms occur.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;519&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2021\/09\/03\/world-alzheimers-month-andrei-irimia-discusses-brain-health-and-the-relationship-between-concussions-and-alzheimers\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/2021\/09\/03\/world-alzheimers-month-andrei-irimia-discusses-brain-health-and-the-relationship-between-concussions-and-alzheimers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Alzheimer\u2019s Month: Andrei Irimia discusses brain health and the relationship between concussions and Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Gerontology Andrei Irimia\u00a0joins Professor George Shannon on the most recent episode of\u00a0Lessons in Lifespan Health\u00a0to discuss brain imaging and brain health, including his work to determine who is most at risk for Alzheimer\u2019s disease after suffering a concussion or traumatic brain injury.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Tsiman\u00e9&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1775171267983-6f1bdafe-80cc&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1401&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.good.is\/pn-tsimane-bolivia-dementia-rate-brain-aging-research\/\"><strong>The Tsiman\u00e9 people of Bolivia have almost no dementia. Scientists say modern life is our problem.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their rate of dementia is roughly 1%. In the United States, it\u2019s 11%.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;844&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2021-04-27\/head-injury-alzheimers-appear-to-affect-brain-in-similar-ways&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/25\/health\/bolivian-communitys-diet-linked-to-heart-health-no-dementia\/\"><strong>Bolivian community with just 1% dementia and the \u2018healthiest hearts in the world\u2019 follow this diet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Americans race to unlock the secret to anti-aging, the answer could be tucked away in the depths of the Amazon rain forest.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1796&#8243; 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