Subtle cues can dictate the fate of stem cells

If you’ve seen one GSK3 molecule, do not assume that you have seen them all. A new study in Developmental Cell reveals important differences in two similar forms of GSK3, which, in excess, is implicated in diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease Read More »

December 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

App monitors heart failures and perhaps saves lives

Your smartphone could be the key to a healthy heart.

At least that’s what Niema Pahlevan, PhD, believes. The 39-year-old engineer has been developing an app that could allow people to use their iPhone camera to measure heart health. The high-tech, Read More »

December 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

‘Black box’ recorder watches surgeons’ robotic surgery skills

You may know that your surgeon is using the latest minimally invasive technology for your surgery, but how do you know if they’ve mastered it? To help answer that question, researchers at Keck Medicine of USC looked to a custom Read More »

December 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Newfound protein may prevent viral infection and herpes-induced cancer

Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers have identified a human protein that could prevent cancer by restricting a type of herpes virus from replicating.

The scientists examined the human herpes virus 8, otherwise known as Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Kaposi sarcoma Read More »

December 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Employees share holiday spirit with Box of Love donations

Each year, Keck Medicine of USC partners with nonprofit organization Canning Hunger for the Box of Love drive to donate boxes filled with food items to needy families in the east Los Angeles community. This year, Keck Medicine donated a Read More »

December 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|