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Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of disability in people older than 65. The PREVENTION Trial from Providence and the Pacific Brain Health Center looks at whether healthy lifestyle changes combined with brain exercises can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Did you know that some swallowing problems can be caused by a medical condition? PNI expert Dr. Omid Mehdizadeh treats both voice and swallowing dysfunction. When swallowing becomes a problem Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) can become a chronic issue that affects anyone, but is often experienced...

Expertscape, a highly regarded ranking site for life science practitioners, recently recognized Dr. Santosh Kesari among the top researchers for glioblastoma, or GBM. Of almost 80,000 publications surveyed, Dr. Kesari’s research ranked in the top 0.05%, making his work a vital component in GBM treatment. Many of Pacific...

Listen to this episode to hear Dr. Kelly speak about how PNI made the most of the pandemic, for its patients, and for science. The PNI team used anesthesia with fewer side effects, cut down on narcotics, and did immediate postoperative CT scans. The result: ICU use fell to 29% from 54%, and 41.4 percent of patients went home on day one.

September is dystonia awareness month. Cervical dystonia is a painful condition that affects the neck and causes the head to tilt to one side, or causes the head to tremble. People often think that this is due to muscular issues but actually cervical dystonia is a neurological dysfunction caused by misfiring nerves. Discover answers from movement disorders specialist, Dr. Melita Petrossian, to 7 everyday questions about cervical dystonia.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) is a proud sponsor of the Los Angeles Dinner of Champions, an annual gala event hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). The event raises awareness and critical funding for research and programs for the one million people living with...