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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Amy E. Hamaker Don’t wear stilettos. Cultivate “om” in the office. Know your grocer. Smile. [caption id="attachment_1245" align="alignright" width="140"] David Agus, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and Keck School Dean Carmen A. Puliafito discuss the rules for living a healthy life during a... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation has selected the Keck School of Medicine of USC to host the 2014 Lasker Lectures featuring recipients of the 2013 Lasker Awards. The Lasker Awards — among the most respected and coveted science prizes in the world — are given each year by the... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Amy E. Hamaker [caption id="attachment_1240" align="alignright" width="216"] The new Varian TrueBeam STx linear accelerator uses sophisticated imaging and respiration synchronization tools to visualize soft tissue during treatment and make changes accordingly.Photo/Ryan Ball[/caption] In the fight to make cancer a disease of the past, Keck Medicine of USC has a... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Ryan Ball The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Surgery was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join the Cardiothoracic Surgery Trials Network. The consortium of sites throughout the United States and Canada has been charged with the mission... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has launched the new division of oral and maxillofacial surgery, which will provide students, residents and faculty of the Ostrow School access to unique educational, clinical and research opportunities in the field. Announced by Ostrow School Dean Avishai Sadan, DMD, in November 2013,... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
USC names Jonathan Samet USC President C. L. Max Nikias has named Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, the Flora L. Thornton Distinguished Chair of Preventive Medicine and chair and professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Leslie Ridgeway New research to slow vision loss for macular degeneration patients has been funded at Keck Medicine of USC as part of the third round of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) Disease Team awards. The nearly $19 million study is led by principal investigators Mark Humayun,... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Jen Waters [caption id="attachment_1228" align="alignright" width="240"] Occupational therapy student Donna Ozawa runs a circular saw to construct a wheelchair ramp for a classmate.Photo/Photo/Courtesy Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy[/caption] To many, do-it-yourself renovation projects can be a costly headache waiting to happen. But for occupational therapy student Donna... Read More »
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Friday, January 24, 2014
By Cristy Lytal [caption id="attachment_1225" align="alignright" width="96"] Valter Longo[/caption] Valter Longo, PhD, is out to prove that gerontology is a young man’s game. The 46-year-old USC professor of gerontology and biological sciences has dedicated his career to slowing the implacable process of aging. Growing up in Genoa, Italy, Longo spent... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Alison Trinidad On Dec. 18, 2013, Keck Medicine of USC became the world’s first medical center to surgically implant a responsive brain device newly approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat epilepsy, with the potential to help millions of people worldwide. The device, manufactured by... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Alison Trinidad Patients who suffer from uncontrolled epilepsy now have new treatment options at Keck Medicine of USC, thanks to the recent founding of the USC Center for Neurorestoration. The center proposes to physically test innovative neural engineering and basic neuroscience to restore neurological circuitry and function within the... Read More »