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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 »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Ellin Kavanagh and Cristy Lytal With the launch of the Translational Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (TBIL), investigators at USC and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles moved medical science closer to a day when diseases can be detected before symptoms appear. TBIL is a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Alison Trinidad Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among people who carry a genetic disposition for the disorder, according to newly published research led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “Our research shows that children with both... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Amy Hamaker [caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignright" width="108"] Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, received the Mayo H. Soley Award for his dedication to research in diabetes and endocrinology.[/caption] Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, vice dean for research and professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has recently been named... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Members of the Keck Medical Center of USC community demonstrated a generous holiday spirit as they donated food for needy families in east Los Angeles. The medical center partnered with Canning Hunger for its annual Boxes of Love event as the medical center’s first Thanksgiving food drive. (more…)... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Sara Reeve Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD, professor of surgery and chief of the division of trauma & critical care at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Surgery, was recently honored with the American Heart Association’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science. The award, presented... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
[caption id="attachment_1189" align="alignright" width="288"] Photo/Graciela Medina[/caption] Neurosurgeon Frank Acosta, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently shared images of spinal disorders or abnormalities with Latino middle and high school boys as part of a career and personal growth event. (more…)... Read More »