Genetic variants are key in understanding origins of ovarian cancer

New research by an international team including Keck Medicine of USC scientists is bringing the origins of ovarian cancer into sharper focus.

The study, published online June 15 in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Genetics, highlights the discovery of three genetic variants Read More »

June 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Patients report improved vision with non-surgical treatment

In ancillary studies of two multi-center international clinical trials led by the USC Eye Institute, the injectable drug ocriplasmin appears to improve vision among patients suffering from symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), a condition related to the aging eye that could Read More »

June 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School establishes USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute

An institute focusing on the development of new effective treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease has been established by the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) in San Diego will be led by a distinguished Read More »

June 22nd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

HSC community gathers to remember former Dean Brian Henderson

They gathered to remember a colleague, mentor and leader — a “towering figure in American medicine” whose work in cancer research at Keck Medicine of USC echoes across the globe.

Brian Henderson, former dean of the Keck School of Medicine and Read More »

June 22nd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Men’s health marathon ends at Keck Hospital of USC

Two Florida urologists have completed a marathon drive from Florida to California in a Tesla to raise awareness about men’s health, arriving at Keck Medical Center of USC in the early afternoon on June 20.

As the USC Trojan Marching Band Read More »

June 21st, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|