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New research has shown a way to target drug delivery to a person's brainstem using noninvasive measures, bolstered by a novel technology: focused ultrasound.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Tumors | Washington University in St. LouisHarvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.
Community Impact | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Serving Local Communities | Harvard University | University of MichiganAging adults who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that's a hallmark for Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent report.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | The Johns Hopkins UniversityResearchers from the University of California, Davis, are trying to figure out just what is in the ash and air when homes are incinerated.
Community Impact | University of California, DavisEngineers and physicians at USC and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered how mood variations can be translated, or decoded, from neural signals in a person’s brain — a process that has not been demonstrated before.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Depression & Schizophrenia | University of Southern California MSU has teamed with the City of Flint, Genesee County, Hurley Children’s Hospital, local health departments and a host of other organizations—governmental and non-governmental—to address both immediate and long-term needs of Flint residents.
Community Impact | Michigan State UniversityUSC engineers are working on artificial intelligence that can more accurately predict traffic patterns.
University Research | Community Impact | University of Southern CaliforniaNew research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The study provides insights on how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of Southern CaliforniaFindings from a study conducted by researchers at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work suggest that higher dementia prevalence among racial and ethnic minorities—particularly among Latinos—is connected to lower educational attainment.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | Community Impact | University of Southern CaliforniaTwo newly launched University of Oregon projects, funded by separate federal agencies, will help better understand the effects of rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns on both native plants and forage crops in prairies and pastures from California to Washington State.
Community Impact | University of Oregon