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PNI Foundation VP Melissa Coleman Builds Up the Neurosciences
by Amelia Garrison
With nearly two decades of nonprofit management and fundraising experience, Melissa B. Coleman, Esq, Vice President of the PNI Foundation (PNIF), is an expert at building programmatic research teams in support of neurosciences.
PNI Scientists Explore Using Psychedelics to Treat Alcohol, Drug Disorders
by Guest Author
Psilocybin and many other psychedelics are broadly prohibited under federal law. But US researchers at the PNI's Pacific Treatment & Research In Psychedelics (TRIP) program have been legally scrutinizing their use in a score of clinical trials.
PNI Founders’ Message 2023
by Daniel F. Kelly
At Pacific Neuroscience Institute® (PNI) we achieved many milestones in 2022 and continue to make positive impacts in neuroscience clinical care, research, and education.
PNI Study Links Muscular Strength and Mobility to Brain Health
by Guest Author
Results from a clinical research study co-authored by physicians and scientists at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute ® (PNI) at Providence Saint John’s Health Center indicate a correlation between two modifiable risk factors – muscular strength and mobility – and brain atrophy among persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
PNI Publishes First-Ever Paper on Psychedelics in Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology Literature
by PNI Experts
After a decades-long pause, psychedelics are once again being investigated for their transdiagnostic treatment potential. Discover the future of psychedelics in neurosurgery and neuro-oncology with experts from Pacific Neuroscience Institute ® (PNI).
Brain Health Dynamic Duo | Dr. Jennifer Bramen & Dr. Karen Miller
by Anthony Effinger
Strange though it may seem, we can tone our brain tissue the same way we tone our muscles. The fitness of our gray matter depends on how well we take care of ourselves.
Foods That May Prevent Dementia
by Guest Author
Pacific Brain Health's Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health, Scott Kaiser, MD, discusses the foods that may prevent dementia and cognitive decline.
Stem Cell Therapy and Brain Health: The Future Is Now
by PNI Experts
Clinical trials using stem cells have shown promising early results as cellular therapies in regenerative medicine, as well as in potential anti-cancer applications. Read more about Dr. Achal Singh Achrol's neurosurgery clinical trials program and this leading-edge technology.
Neurology and Neurosurgery High Level Performance Recognized at Providence Hospitals
by Zara Jethani
Pacific Neuroscience Institute teams in Neurology and Neurosurgery contribute to High Performing Hospitals in US News & World Report rankings.
Robotic Pets Provide Comfort to Dementia Patients
by Amelia Garrison
A donor-funded program at PNI's Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa Monica offers robotic pet therapy for dementia patients.
Last updated: August 17th, 2022