USC Viterbi and the Keck School of Medicine of USC are working on human trials for a revolutionary brain prosthesis to repair and restore lost memories.

Undergraduate Benjamin Katz volunteers to help older people sharpen their memories to prevent cognitive decline.

CalGrows grant-funded project focuses on the needs of care workers serving adults with Alzheimer’s disease.

The project will leverage tech innovations and cover critical topics such as long-term services, financial planning, end-of-life care and workplace benefits.

Transposons, genes that can relocate to different parts of the genome, are repressed earlier in life but get more active with age and are associated with age-related disease and decline.

Medicare covers an annual well-check visit that could potentially identify cognitive issues, but only about half of beneficiaries take advantage of them.

Study finds that patients who received brochures about risks, alternatives and tapering recommendations were more likely to successfully quit taking benzodiazepine medications.

USC researchers investigate whether state reporting mandates are associated with clinicians’ likelihood of underdiagnosing dementia.

Patients with growth hormone receptor deficiency, or Laron syndrome, appear to have lower than average risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.

Married since 1978 and the parents of three grown children, the longtime USC supporters have always made family their first priority.