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Friday, March 13, 2015
A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has shown that neonatal mouse hearts have varying regenerative capacities depending upon the severity of injury. Using cryoinjury — damaging the heart through exposure to extreme cold in order to mimic cellular injury caused by myocardial infarction — investigators... Read More »
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Friday, March 13, 2015
It was late September in Oklahoma, and 10-year-old Little League pitcher Alex Coker was taking the mound for the first time since brain surgery. The sounds of the ballpark surrounded him — a fist hitting a glove, chants of “hey batter, batter,” cheers from the crowd. Alex could hear all... Read More »
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Amid disclosures of data stolen from major companies, some patients may worry that their private medical information is just a few illegal keystrokes away. But patient data is — quite literally — stored under lock and key at Keck Medicine of USC, and a team of security experts is constantly... Read More »
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Keck Medicine of USC scientists have found a promising new therapeutic target for prostate cancer. The findings offer evidence that a newly discovered member of a family of cell surface proteins called G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) promotes prostate cancer cell growth. The protein, GPR158, was found while the researchers were... Read More »
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is ranked 31st in research in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 "Best Graduate Schools” rankings. The ranking conveys national recognition as a leader in educating the doctors of tomorrow and advancing improvements in medicine. “The Keck School’s national ranking underscores our commitment... Read More »
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Monday, March 9, 2015
A 20-year study by Keck Medicine of USC scientists has found that millennial children in Southern California breathe easier than ones who came of age in the `90s. The gains in lung function paralleled improving air quality in the communities studied — and across the L.A. basin — as policies... Read More »
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Los Angeles city and county policymakers and educational institutions laid the groundwork for a biotechnology strategy at a Feb. 26 summit on the USC Health Sciences Campus. The Los Angeles Biotech Summit drew leaders from business, academia and government to discuss ways to build the industry and, in turn, create... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Keck Medicine of USC physicians have been awarded funding to explore the effectiveness of new non-invasive ultrasound-based techniques to screen liver transplant patients for potentially deadly disease. This is one of the several investigator-initiated research grants secured recently by the Department of Radiology. Edward Grant, MD, chair of the Department... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Older people who have sleep problems found more relief from a mindful meditation program than from a conventional sleep education program, Keck Medicine of USC researchers have found. In a clinical trial of 49 people in Los Angeles 55 and older, scientists from USC and UCLA discovered that participants in... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
It sounds like something straight out of science fiction: Robots zap danger surrounding them. But for Keck Medical Center of USC, the new devices are powerful tools in the fight against the spread of disease and infection. Xenex ultraviolet robots, which stand about five feet tall and emit pulses of... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Emeritus Professor Shaul G. Massry, MD, was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award and two graduates of the Keck School of Medicine of USC received alumni awards at the second Keck Scholarship Gala on Saturday, March 7, at Town & Gown on the University Park Campus. The annual celebration of donors... Read More »