Lizards can regrow severed tails, making them the closest relative to humans that can regenerate a lost appendage. But in lieu of the original tail that includes a spinal column and nerves, the replacement structure is an imperfect cartilage tube. … Read More »
USC, in partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has won a $24.5 million NIH grant to launch a center aimed at fighting obesity and related chronic diseases in Latino children and families across Southern California.
This new regional center will establish … Read More »
Liver and kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 and/or death should they become infected because the medication they take to ensure a successful transplant suppresses their immune systems.
Keck Hospital of USC performs some 300 … Read More »
Armand Dorian, MD, MMM, has been named CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), part of Keck Medicine of USC. He has served as interim CEO since March 2021 and will begin his … Read More »
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC Stevens INI) is one of three institutions partnering in a five-year, $31.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to merge many types of … Read More »