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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Scientists Win Nobel For Discovering GPS In The Brain

Comments (0) | 2014, Alzheimer's, Bartlett Mel, brain, brain mapping, british, Caleb Finch, Edvard Moser, experiment, GPS, grid cells, Health, hippocampus, John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, medicine, neuroscience, nobel, Nobel Prize, norway, physiology, place cells, rats, science, scientist, Scott Kanoski, USC, USC's Alzheimer Disease Research Center

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Rachel Cohrs
Staff Reporter

Neuroscientists weigh in on the latest discovery.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Book Review: 'A Slip Of The Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction'

Comments (0) | A Slip of the Keyboard, Alzheimer's, Book Review, Books, books, Discworld, fantasy, good omens, nation, Neil Gaiman, nonfiction, PCA Alzheimer's, posterior cortical atrophy, Science Fiction, Terry Pratchett

"A Slip of the Keyboard" by Terry Pratchett was published on Sept. 23 by Doubleday Books. (Jennifer Kuan / Neon Tommy)

Jennifer Kuan
Contributor

Terry Pratchett’s first nonfiction collection is the rare and valuable kind of book that inspires, astounds and intimidates readers.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Love, Death, And Technology: The World Premier of 'Marjorie Prime'

Comments (0) | Alzheimer's, Avatar, Center Theatre Group, death, Frank Wood, Jeff Ward, Jordan Harrison, Les Waters, Lisa Emery, Lois Smith, Love Lost, Marjorie Prime, Mark Taper Forum, Theater and Dance

Lois Smith and Frank Wood in "Marjorie Prime." Photo by Craig Schwartz.

Savannah L. Barker
Theater Editor

A humble, honest look at the power of technology, love, and death.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Georgetown Scientists Predict Onset of Alzheimer's

Comments (81) | Alzheimer's, blood, dementia, fat, Georgetown, Science

Raishad Hardnett
Executive Producer

Researchers say measuring the fat levels in one's blood cells can predict the onset of the disease. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Belgium Proposes Euthanasia Bill For Children

Comments (1) | Alzheimer's, belgium, dementia, Euthanasia, Montana, Nation and World, Netherlands, Oregon, physician assisted suicide, suicide, switzerland, United States, Vermont, Washington

One of the ways that euthanasia is administered is via syringes (Flickr)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

The bill would also allow for euthanasia for dementia patients.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

NFL Reaches Settlement In Concussion Lawsuit

Comments (1) | ALS, Alzheimer's, concussion lawsuit, concussions, CTE, dementia, football concussions, Junior Seau, Kevin Turner, lou gehrig's disease, NFL, NFL settlement, Sports, Tony Dorsett

Jeremy Fuster
Executive Producer

$765 million will be given to former football players with concussion-related injuries.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

New Test May Drastically Improve Early Detection Of Alzheimer's

Comments (0) | Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's cure, alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's research, Health, science

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

The University of Nottingham is working on making the test ready to perform in clinics, although it could take some time.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

'Dear Abby' Advice Columnist Pauline Phillips Dies at 94

Comments (2) | advice column, advice columnist, Alzheimer's, alzheimer's disease, Dear Abby, National, Pauline Phillips

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

The witty advice-giver to millions suffered from Alzheimer's disease for over a decade.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

New Alzheimer's Research Gives Hope For Cure

Comments (2) | Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's cure, Alzheimer's research, cure Alzheimer's, Health

Amanda Martinez
Executive Producer

The trial is part of a larger government plan to end Alzheimer's

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Pat Robertson Ignores Responsibility, Religion With Alzheimer's Comments

Comments (7) | Alzheimer's, Christian Broadcasting Network, Opinion, pat robertson, Religion

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Sammi Wong
Staff Columnist

What happened to “till death do us part” or “in sickness and in health?”

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