A recent USC Today post mentions associate professor of gerontology Andrei Irimia for his use of artificial intelligence to visualize the intricacies of brain tissue.
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An anonymous family donated $150,000 to support the research efforts of Associate Professor Andrei Irimia after hearing him present his work on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its link to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.
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The daily lives of people in the Indigenous Tsimané and Mosetén communities closely resemble those of pre-industrial societies and may provide clues for preventing heart disease and cognitive decline.
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AI-powered analysis developed at USC accurately reflects risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease based on brain age.
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Ammar Dharani researches the structural and connectivity changes following traumatic brain injury.
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U.S. News & World Report featured a study by Margaret Gatz, Andrei Irimia and colleagues that found very low rates of dementia in two Amazonian indigenous groups. “Something about the pre-industrial subsistence lifestyle appears to protect older Tsimane and Moseten from dementia,” said Gatz, the lead study author. The study was also featured in Daily Mail, Science Alert, Free Malaysia Today, IFLScience, and New Atlas.
Research adds to evidence that healthier pre-industrial lifestyles may hold clues to preventing Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Assistant Professor of Gerontology Andrei Irimia discusses the impacts of brain injury in the most recent episode of the Lessons in Lifespan Health podcast.
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According to a new study, the Tsimane people in Bolivia appear to have healthier brains that age more slowly.
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Using MRIs and machine learning, researchers mapped comparable degenerative changes in gray and white matter of the brain.
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