USC’s groundbreaking stem cell research and training programs have received a major boost thanks to a $10 million gift from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.
The donation is part of the foundation’s latest $30 million funding initiative to support its namesake … Read More »
At first glance, the statistics for lung cancer may seem dire. But look closer and there’s more — much more — to the story. It’s true that lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among men and women … Read More »
Distill years of complicated research into an “elevator pitch” lasting just three minutes.
Ten USC School of Pharmacy graduate students took on that challenge in the school’s third Three-Minute Thesis competition on June 14.
Topics included new cancer treatment methods, adjunct therapy … Read More »
Men who want to improve their libido or build body mass may want to think twice before using testosterone-boosting supplements — also known as “T boosters” — as research shows these alternatives to traditional testosterone replacement therapy may not have … Read More »
USC researchers have discovered a secret sauce in the brain’s vascular system that preserves the neurons needed to keep dementia and other diseases at bay.
The finding, in a mouse model of the human brain, focuses on a specific cell called … Read More »
Move over, gamers. There are some new players in the world of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR).
Increasingly, health care providers are looking to the immersive nature of VR as a way to treat myriad conditions. In fact, the market … Read More »
If anyone has a clear vision of the power of stem cell cures, it’s Anna Kuehl. She suffered a retina-wrecking disease that cost her much of her sight before USC physicians surgically implanted stem cells to restore her ability to see.
Today, … Read More »
Like the infamous “Joe Camel” advertisements for cigarettes in the 1980s and 90s, the use of cartoon characters in ads for e-cigarettes and e-liquids may be attracting young people to the nicotine-delivery products, according to a new USC study.
The newly … Read More »
For the third straight year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), an affiliate of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named the top pediatric hospital in the western United States, according to the U.S. News & World … Read More »
Edward Grant, MD, already had a distinguished career by the time he came to the Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2002 as chair of the Department of Radiology. He had made his mark as chair of the imaging … Read More »
One day, you may walk into your doctor’s office and come out with a diet that’s been personalized for your unique genetic makeup. Your “prescription”: nutritional recommendations tailored to your DNA.
Nutrigenomics is a field still in its infancy but it … Read More »
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., expected to cause about 51,000 deaths in 2019. But until now, it was unclear which drugs were most effective for which patients.
Researchers at the USC Norris … Read More »
It was October 2015 and Anthony Sanchez was thrilled — the acceptance letter he sought above all others, to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, had arrived. His lifelong dream of being a physician would come true; now, like every … Read More »
You could certainly call Bethany Chen a chemist. Or a robot programmer. She’s definitely a computer scientist. Don’t forget about hip-hop dancer, philosopher and black belt expert in hapkido.
A longtime science enthusiast, the rising sophomore at USC has interests that … Read More »
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a team at USC $1.5 million to enhance primary care training for physician assistant students, in an effort to support future clinicians to work with vulnerable populations, support wellness in providers, … Read More »
On an ordinary February day, 18-year-old Khashayar Pirouzmand was breezing through the physics questions on an important exam at his high school in Iran, excited because doing well could help him get into a top university.
Two hours in, without warning, his … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Rene Pak was announced as the new chief of staff for the office of the president of the University of Southern California in a recent memo from USC President-Elect Carol L. Folt.
Pak will … Read More »
Achieving lead authorship on a peer-reviewed publication — which Shaina Sta. Cruz did for the first time in May — is a milestone for any aspiring researcher. Her study of automatic error correction in brain scan data, which she conducted … Read More »
On May 16, during Stroke Awareness Month, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) held its second annual Strokes for Strokes event for stroke survivors and their caretakers. This event is free to the public and draws on research that painting may … Read More »
A cancer diagnosis is a lesson in living with uncertainty. Patients and survivors know that feeling, that loss of control, very well — it becomes their daily life.
For Casey O’Connell, MD, a clinical cancer researcher at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer … Read More »