Most people know that problems with memory and cognition are an early hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but fewer are aware that in up to 88% of patients, neuropsychiatric issues like depression, anxiety and apathy are also among the first symptoms … Read More »
A new study published in Lancet Oncology reveals that the internet popularity of health awareness campaigns may not always translate into a greater interest in related health behaviors.
Researchers at the Keck School … Read More »
It wasn’t the launch into retirement Mike Fleisher expected. He had just retired on Oct. 1, 2017, and had plans to celebrate the end of his six-days-a-week work schedule by traveling to South America and the Galapagos Islands with his … Read More »
Students who are transgender and in the process of transitioning have a team of health professionals and advocates at USC to support them on their journey.
On the medical side, Patty Pinanong in USC Student Health ensures the dozen … Read More »
Alumni, faculty and staff gathered for a day of learning and reminiscing at the Keck Medicine of USC Annual Meeting and Healthcare Conference. Held Oct. 18 on the Health Sciences Campus as part of Homecoming celebrations, the day consisted of … Read More »
A new study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily, implicating flavors in the teen vaping epidemic.
The study — published online Oct. 28 in … Read More »
USC benefits-eligible employees have a chance to re-enroll in benefits during this year’s open enrollment during the sign-up period, which began Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 18.
By enrolling during the open period, employees have access to discounts via the … Read More »
As one of the clinicians in the Cancer Survivorship Program at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yasmeen Khan, PA-C, guides patients through their next steps after completing their cancer treatment. By sitting down with each patient, she is able to … Read More »
As a husband and father, an emergency medicine physician and volunteer medic with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff ’s Office Special Enforcement Detail, Kristopher Lyon, MD, had an increasingly busy life. And a noisy one.
Then one … Read More »
Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences.
The findings, which … Read More »
When competitors line up for the American Brain Tumor Association 5K Run/Walk on the University Park Campus this weekend, they’ll know it’s for a good cause. But most will have no idea about the enthusiastic scientist who … Read More »
Which foods are the healthiest, and which cause us harm? It’s been debated long before “paleo,” “low-carb” and “sugar-busting” entered our lexicon. But even staples of widely acknowledged healthy diets like fish and fruit may be harmful in higher doses … Read More »
Only 23% of biomedical PhD holders eventually land tenure-track faculty positions, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group. Beating these odds, six postdoctoral trainees from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s … Read More »
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded USC a five-year, $3 million grant to study the impact of environmental chemicals on Type 2 diabetes in young adults.
The study will examine the effects of multiple chemical exposures on glucose … Read More »
The invention of interactive map applications has revolutionized wayfinding, providing an unprecedented level of information far beyond what printed road maps can offer. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) are giving us a similar look into the anatomy of … Read More »
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) recently awarded $3.73 million to Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, University Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical … Read More »
Children, adolescents and young adults treated in pediatric emergency departments associated with children’s hospitals are much less likely to be prescribed opioids compared to young patients treated for similar ailments at general emergency departments.
This is according to a new study … Read More »
The attacks usually start at night, foreshadowed by barking dogs and the chatter of machine guns in the distance.
Then the soldiers come. They storm through the tiny hamlets in northeast Myanmar, sending residents scattering for their lives into the … Read More »
Janey had severe pneumonia and stomach cancer that had spread to her bones and liver.
She endured surgery, several rounds of chemotherapy and many overnight hospital stays. Her weight dropped dramatically, leaving the personal trainer a shadow of her former self.
But … Read More »
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has built and launched a powerful new smartphone application, Schol-AR, that uses augmented reality (AR) to … Read More »