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Clinical Trials Round-Up: September 2020
by Mini Gill
Actively Recruiting Studies Brain Cancer (Primary) – Glioma Aadi Bioscience ( PDF ): A Phase 2, Open-label Study of ABI-009 (nab-Rapamycin) in Bevacizumab-naïve Patients with Recurrent High-grade Glioma and in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma ( NCT03463265 ) Orbus Therapeutics ( PDF ): A Randomized Phase 3 Open-Label Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Eflornithine...
$40 Million Gift to Pacific Brain Health Center
by Guest Author
Will & Cary Singleton Donate $40 Million to Pacific Neuroscience Institute’s Brain Health Center for Alzheimer’s Treatment & Research SANTA MONICA (July 7, 2020) –A $40 million donation from Will and Cary Singleton will support the Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) Brain Health Center at Providence...
Neurology and Neurosurgery High Performance Recognized at Providence Hospitals and Affiliates
by Zara Jethani
U.S. News & World Report highlights quality, specialty care Ten Providence Southern California hospitals and affiliated partners in Los Angeles and Orange counties earned recognition on July 28, 2020, from U.S. News & World Report. With approximately 415 acute care hospitals in California, the 10...
Neuroscience Clinical Trials Round-Up: July 2020
by Mini Gill
Find out about the new and ongoing neuroscience clinical trials at Pacific Neuroscience Institute, addressing difficult diseases such as brain tumors.
When a Good Protein Goes Bad: Cdk5’s Role in Neurodegenerative Disease
by Guest Author
Neurodegenerative disease is a broad term for a range of conditions which mostly affect neurons in the human brain. Currently, 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease; 1 million from Parkinson's disease; and 30,000 from Huntington's disease.
Music and Art Therapies May Help Alzheimer’s Patients
by Jennifer Bramen
Creative activities are powerful tools for promoting brain health in all people. They reduce stress, build emotional resilience, and provide healthy brain stimulation. All together, activities like playing music, painting, drawing, and building things will help promote a sharper, happier mind at all ages. Creative...
Is There a Connection Between Menopause and Alzheimer’s Disease?
by Jack Hodes
A gender disparity exists in the disproportionate number of women diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia. Data indicate that almost two-thirds of individuals living with AD in the United States are women.
Here We Grow Again – Expanding Brain Health Services in Southern California
by Zara Jethani
Pacific Brain Health Center expands to provide necessary services for more patients.
Business Minds Meet Medicine Minds in Annual YPO Event
by Zara Jethani
In February 2020, founder and CEO of Ring, Jamie Siminoff, invited Dr. Santosh Kesari, to speak to top business influencers at a YPO event held in Los Angeles to discuss modern advances in medicine including early detection and prevention of cancer and other neurological diseases, precision medicine,...
Dietary Flavonols Can Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia
by Sarah McEwen, PhD
Featured in the Santa Monica Star, Dr. Sarah McEwen discusses results of a study examining the positive effects of flavonols and Alzheimer’s disease dementia.
Last updated: April 8th, 2020