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Monday, January 6, 2025
A new USC Stem Cell study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has identified key gene regulators that enable some deafened animals — including fish and lizards — to naturally regenerate their hearing. The findings could guide future efforts to stimulate the regeneration of sensory hearing cells... Read More »
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Monday, January 6, 2025
A new study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the first cellular evidence that making new brain cells in adults supports verbal learning and memory, which enables people to have conversations and to remember what they hear. This discovery could point to new approaches to restore cognitive function. The study, led by... Read More »
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have released a video reflecting on the growth of their respective institutions over the past year, thanking the faculty, staff and students for their extraordinary contributions, and wishing everyone... Read More »
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has released its 2024 list of grant-funded research projects for the past year. Cited studies included investigations on possible treatments for cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and other diseases, as well as research on minimizing adverse drug reactions and... Read More »
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) — a federal funding agency that supports high-impact research capable of driving biomedical and health breakthroughs — has awarded up to $47 million for a project aimed at moving eye transplants to restore vision closer to reality. The USC Roski Eye Institute... Read More »
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
USC Norris Cancer Hospital was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, a leading national patient safety watchdog organization, for the fourth consecutive year. To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards of... Read More »
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
In keeping with tradition, USC President Carol L. Folt treated faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Campus to a holiday breakfast reception complete with a photo booth, candy buffet and popular Christmas music. Held on the Broad Lawn, the event provided employees with the opportunity to take a break... Read More »
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Marlena Fejzo, PhD, the USC geneticist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the role the hormone known as GDF15 plays in pregnancy sickness, delivered a speech at the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Fejzo spoke of the journey that led to her discovery, her ongoing efforts... Read More »
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Jonathan Sum, DPT, associate professor of clinical physical therapy with the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has received this year's Lynn Wallace Excellence in Clinical Education and Professional Development Award, which recognizes extraordinary contributions to the field of sports physical therapy through mentorship, education and research. Sum recently shared... Read More »
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Two recent studies from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, examined public knowledge of the link between HPV and throat cancer and HPV vaccination rates among adults, respectively. The findings showed that the majority of... Read More »
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
A new study funded by more than $5.5 million from the National Institutes of Health will test whether a sensory-adapted dental environment — a novel intervention that provides soothing visual, auditory and tactile input within the dental clinic environment — can reduce anxiety and fear experienced by the general pediatric... Read More »