This fall, the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) received a $2 million competitive renewal from the Alzheimer’s Association to continue expanding its pioneering data-sharing platform, the Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network (GAAIN).
Launched in 2014, GAAIN … Read More »
As part of an annual tradition, the 2019 Tournament of Roses Royal Court visited USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on Nov. 19.
The Royal Court that visited patients, staff and faculty included Rose Queen Camille Kennedy and Princesses Cole Fox, Emilie … Read More »
More than 427,000 people in California live with epilepsy, more than any other state. However, not all receive adequate treatment for the disease, including those with limited resources residing in rural areas.
To help Californians receive the highest level of care … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy leader Vassilios Papadopoulos has been elected to a fellowship by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) for his steroid hormone research, which has major applications in aging, cancer, endocrine and reproductive disorders, and in neurological … Read More »
In Southern California’s sizzling heat and searing sunshine, many people reach for a wide-brimmed hat and spread on sunscreen before braving the outdoors.
But researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are concerned that many Hispanics, who represent nearly … Read More »
The Hastings Foundation Board of Directors recently met on the Health Sciences Campus, joined by Laura Mosqueda, MD, MD, FAAFP, AGSF, Dean, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jae U. Jung, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the risk factors and consequences of vaping nicotine and cannabis among youth and young adults.
The grant will … Read More »
For Ebony Flowers, a postdoctoral fellow in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Min Yu, practicing science is ultimately about helping patients.
“The fact that Min Yu’s Lab is looking at actual human samples from breast cancer … Read More »
Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed an economic model to quantify the benefits of treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), the leading cause of blindness in western countries. Their work signals a step forward in the … Read More »
One of the reasons coronary heart disease is so deadly is that fluid build-up and scarring can develop in the heart tissue. This prevents the heart from contracting properly, impacting its ability to supply the body with fresh blood. If … Read More »
The Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize, which started in 1996, recognizes outstanding contributions in biomedical science. The 2019 prize has been awarded to Stanley T. Crooke, MD, PhD, of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and Ryszard Kole, PhD, emeritus professor from the … Read More »
When it comes to keeping patients of all ages healthy and happy, the family medicine team at Keck Medicine of USC strives to provide the very best in intergenerational care.
According to Jehni Robinson, MD, chair of … Read More »