Ryk has made the headlines by requiring a chaperone. But don’t assume that Ryk is a badly behaved celebrity — it’s actually a protein featured in a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences (PNAS).
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Scientists from the USC Stem Cell lab of Francesca Mariani, PhD, recently shared a recipe for ribs, and it doesn’t even require barbecue sauce.
In a new publication in the journal eLife, first authors Jennifer Fogel from USC, Daniel Lakeland from … Read More »
Though African-American men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma, most scientific research on the disease has been based on people of European descent, according to a study led by researchers at … Read More »
The nurses of USC Norris Cancer Hospital have been recognized for their exceptional care with a 2017 Press Ganey National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Award For Outstanding Nursing Quality at an academic medical center. The award was announced … Read More »
In the near future, USC researchers might be talking about medical breakthroughs made while chatting with engineers in line for an espresso at Michelson Hall — noting the ideas on a nearby touchscreen and saving their thoughts to the cloud.
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Considered a safe and highly effective contraception method, intrauterine devices (IUDs) also may be quietly offering protection against the third-most common cancer for women worldwide. A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that … Read More »
The Zika virus has spread to 44 countries, with thousands infected and thousands of babies born with microcephaly, a rare complication that causes small heads.
Although research dollars are being poured into understanding the virus, there are still numerous questions.
At USC, … Read More »
Two USC researchers are using exercise and the practice of mindfulness to improve quality of life for cancer survivors.
Mindfulness practice is a type of health education program meant to help patients alleviate suffering due to stress and disease, said David … Read More »
Over the last decade, the USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase has handed out nearly $150,000 in USC-sponsored awards. Winning teams in the student business competition have used the funding — and the experience of participating in the event — to … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is taking yet another step to care for patients most in need of expert physicians, as the Department of Surgery has formed a program to accept patients who require complex treatment.
“The USC Acute Care Surgery program … Read More »
Groundbreaking research, new therapies and transformative projects took center stage at the 2017 Alumni Day on the Health Sciences Campus.
The annual event held Nov. 3 drew Keck School of Medicine of USC alumni from across the country. They took in … Read More »
Several experts on brain health, the prevention of dementia and caregiving for people with dementia presented a day of learning at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The Nov. 4 Brain Health Forum was presented by USC-VHH and the USC Alzheimer Disease … Read More »
When third-year Keck School of Medicine of USC student Chioma Moneme was making her final decision on medical schools, it was a call from Raquel Arias, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology (clinician educator) and associate dean … Read More »
The USC Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently received an R25 education grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to fund the USC Neurosurgery Research … Read More »
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded two $125,000 grants to early-stage scientific investigations at USC’s stem cell research center. The projects are among eight winners of the $1 million Fund for Innovative Stem Cell Research, established by the … Read More »
Fei Sha, PhD, believes in the power of convergence.
That’s why the associate professor in computer science and Zohrab A. Kaprielian Fellow in Engineering feels so excited about the opening of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, which is funded … Read More »
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound has chosen Edward G. Grant, MD, chair and professor of radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to receive the 2017 GE Barry Goldberg Educational Excellence Award.
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A new study finds that precision medicine for oncology — genetic testing to determine the best drug treatment for each cancer patient — is not always so precise when applied to people of non-European descent.
In precision medicine for oncology, scientists … Read More »
Soula Danopoulos, PhD, has been named the first recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
HCPR was established in 2014 with a gift from the Hastings Foundation … Read More »
More than 40 participants from USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC raised $2,400 for the two-mile walk4ALZ on Oct. 29 in Century City.
Participants included faculty, staff, graduate students and family members of the USC … Read More »