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Friday, February 27, 2015
Heart health goes mobile and social with the release of BioGram, a new mobile app that is the first to allow heart rates to be shared with a photo. Created by the cardiologist experts at the USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) along with collaborators at the USC Viterbi School... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
When it comes to fresh fruit and veggies, East Los Angeles can be a desert of unhealthiness. That’s why USC’s Fit Families program is an oasis of sorts in places like Boyle Heights, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights, where fast-food outlets far outnumber grocery stores. The free health-and-wellness program every... Read More »
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Friday, February 27, 2015
More than a dozen speakers from Keck Medicine of USC and other medical institutions shared their research and insights with attendees during the Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium held Feb. 17-18 on the HSC campus.... Read More »
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
A multi-institutional team of hearing and communication experts led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC is breaking sound barriers for children born without a hearing nerve in a clinical trial backed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Launched in March 2014, the three-year study has enrolled five... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
The Keck School of Medicine of USC climbed 30 spots in two years to join the country’s 10 highest funded medical schools by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 2014 otolaryngology research, according to an independent analysis by the non-profit Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. [caption id="attachment_3533" align="alignright"... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Three scientists from Keck Medicine of USC have won grants exceeding $4.3 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for research that includes creating a temporary liver for transplant patients, finding novel ways to treat immune disorders and blood diseases, and developing a new animal model for exploring... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
When Carley Eissman started dietary therapy to manage epileptic seizures, her goal was simple — play basketball. She did not know that it would change her life or the lives of the many people who now receive dietary support and education in Carley’s memory. After Carley’s 2011 death at age... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Stressing the importance of delivering quality education to the next generation of students and the important role of the nation’s top research institutions, USC President C.L. Max Nikias delivered his 5th annual address to health sciences faculty members on Feb. 17 in Aresty Auditorium at USC Norris. “Faculty and students... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
During most of his 20s, Neil Segil, PhD, couldn’t imagine pursuing a career in science and being a professor. Now he’s doing both — as a principal investigator with USC Stem Cell and a professor of research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in two departments: Stem Cell Biology... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
New research from scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that the body’s immune system may be able to clear the brain of the toxic plaque buildup that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, reversing memory loss and brain cell damage. The study, which appears in the... Read More »
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Friday, February 13, 2015
More than 200 community members gathered to celebrate a $1 million gift from USC that will fund improvements to the Hazard Recreation Center near the university’s Health Sciences Campus. Martha Escutia, JD, vice president for USC Government Relations, presented a ceremonial check on Jan. 31 to the Los Angeles Parks... Read More »