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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
In a recent study from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, three groups of children — neurotypical children, those with developmental coordination disorder and others diagnosed as autistic — colored and played games on computer tablets. Collected data included how hard kids were pressing, and the... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
University Student Health and USC pharmacies — owned by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — and have successfully added two pharmacy vending machines to the University Park Campus. While the first vending machine, built in 2019, is located on the Health Sciences Campus, the... Read More »
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Monday, January 22, 2024
At some point in the future, Brillouin microscopy — which creates images by measuring viscoelasticity — may be able to be used in lieu of surgery to diagnose certain vocal trauma in professional singers and speakers. Michael Johns, MD, founder of USC Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery's voice center... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientists from the Bell Lab have released a study on DNA condensation in human cell nuclei and how variations in its loop-like structure can have far-reaching effects on human health. To read the story, click here. ... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Steve Kay, PhD, head of convergent research initiatives for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has created a new approach to developing collaborations between academic disciplines. Last year, he brought medical researchers together with computer and electrical engineering experts from USC Viterbi, then had them rotate through a series... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
The latest federal Higher Education Research and Development Survey puts USC within an exclusive pack of 13 private universities whose research expenditures top $1 billion annually, with a significant portion of expenditures coming from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Research expenditures are a nationally recognized measure of a university’s... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Keck Medicine of USC and its Care for the Caregiver program have partnered with USC Dornsife Public Exchange and the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to address physician burnout, a widespread problem currently impacting thousands of clinical care providers and their patients. The project, known as The Thrive... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Jeana Rettig, chief marketing and communications officer for Keck Medicine of USC, one of “60 hospital and health system chief marketing officers to know” for 2023. In a statement, Becker's said, "These bold strategic leaders drive the planning and execution of marketing and communications initiatives... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
On Jan. 2, Ike Mmeje, MHSA, president and CEO for USC Arcadia Hospital, announced several updates to the hospital’s executive team, all effective this month. “USC Arcadia Hospital has been serving the community for more than a century, yet each year represents a new and exciting opportunity to do more... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
[caption id="attachment_14860" align="alignright" width="180"] Left to right: Mandi Rub, RN, Annie Nguyen, MD, Theodore, Andy Nguyen. Blanket knitted by Rub. (Photo/Courtesy of USC-VHH)[/caption] The first baby born in 2024 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital turned out to be a member of the Keck Medicine of USC family. Ophthalmologist Annie Nguyen,... Read More »
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the Quadrato Lab has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a brain region predominantly made up of two cell types necessary for movement, cognition and emotion: granule cells and Purkinje neurons.... Read More »