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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease. The findings were published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Diabetes, high blood pressure and... Read More »
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Friday, February 7, 2025
What do the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, the Forever Marilyn sculpture in Palm Springs and Keck Medical Center of USC have in common? They are among Southern California landmarks and buildings being lit up red in honor of National Wear Red Day, Feb. 7,... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Stephen Singer had endured more than a dozen eye surgeries, and he was still facing the prospect of complete vision loss. He was eventually referred to the USC Roski Eye Institute, where Sun Young Lee, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal disease, would discover the root cause of his... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
For the past three years, Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, Sykes Family Chair in Pediatric Physical Therapy and director of the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy's Motor Development Lab, and Christiana Butera, PhD, EdM, an assistant professor of research for the division, have been hard at work spreading the word... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $6 million to Keck Medicine of USC investigators pioneering a new first-of-its-kind genetic therapy for glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. The treatment would be the first gene therapy for glioblastoma to use a more precise delivery system that... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Top LA Doctors” issue for 2025 has named 10 Keck Medicine of USC doctors among its 63 honorees. "Doctors were selected based on their good standing, reputation, thought leadership and success here in Los Angeles," the magazine's website stated. The publication posted a... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
A new study led by USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) will explore structural alterations in the brains of people with bipolar disorder (BD), a chronic mental illness with one of the highest rates of attempted suicide — and for which no biological tools currently... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
While cochlear implants have changed the lives of many in the Deaf community, they still have their shortcomings — for example, they do not process music well. Raymond Goldsworthy, PhD, an associate professor of research with the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, is a cochlear... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Elizabeth June Yerxa, EdD, OTR, Distinguished Professor Emeritus with the University of Southern California's Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, died on Dec. 18, 2024. She was 94. The USC alumna was a former chair of the occupational therapy division and, most notably, founder of the research discipline... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of cartilage has a surprisingly ancient origin in the gills of fishes and marine invertebrates. To learn more,... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
In a recent study led by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, enrolling in Medicare was associated with a significant drop in the likelihood of receiving mental health care. Enrolling in either traditional Medicare or its commercial equivalent, Medicare Advantage, was associated with a 71% decline in... Read More »