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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
When babies are born early — at or before 32 weeks — they are at risk for challenges, including developmental and learning disabilities. While they receive lots of care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), there’s about four to eight months that pass between their discharge home and the... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Southern California has developed a precision drug delivery tool to selectively treat areas of the brain damaged during a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers anticipate that their rapidly deployable intervention could potentially help prevent long-term brain damage in the millions... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
J. Martin Heur, MD, PhD, professor of clinical ophthalmology and vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, has agreed to serve as interim chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective Sept. 16. Heur, who was also recently appointed to the Charles C.... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Keck Medicine of USC. The study appeared in The Journal of Urology. “This study is important because while it is known that tobacco... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Infectious disease experts have long known that the best the way to keep a deadly virus from spreading across hospital wards is to confine contagious patients to negative-pressure rooms. Now researchers at the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery are taking that idea... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Nancy E. Warner, MD, physician, pathologist, teacher and mentor died in the late afternoon of Aug. 17 at the age of 97. Known for her resilience, curiosity and zest for life, she was the first woman chair at the USC School of Medicine, now the Keck School of Medicine of... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 million Americans experience a concussion — a traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or jolt that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull — every year. While the condition has more recently become the subject of study and... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
For some prostate cancer patients, radical treatment (surgery or radiation) are standard. However, these procedures may cause side effects including urinary incontinence or impotency. A new study from USC Urology and Keck Medicine of USC demonstrates that focal (or targeted) high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of the prostate can be... Read More »
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Thursday, September 3, 2020
It is with sadness that we note the recent passing of Dr. G. Denman Hammond, at the age of 97. Dr. Hammond had a distinguished career as a faculty for the University of Southern California, was highly influential in the establishment of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and served... Read More »
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Thursday, September 3, 2020
Researchers based at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute have conducted the largest-ever diffusion imaging study of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). The genetic disorder, caused by a small segment of missing DNA on chromosome 22, is the strongest known genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. The study,... Read More »
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Thursday, September 3, 2020
In July, USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy PhD student Dominique Como received a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (Kirschstein-NRSA). Commonly referred to as an F31 award, the two-year fellowship funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research will support... Read More »