… New Keck School MS, PhD and MPH grads prepared to lend helping hand
Some are the first in their families to graduate from college or earn an advanced degree. Some are parents bringing their small children along while they conduct research, or fitting in classes while working full-time. They come from varied backgrounds with one common purpose — to help others with the education they received from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya, Kathleen Ruccione, Claradina Soto and Shantal Villalobos earned degrees at the MS, PhD and MPH commencement ceremonies on May 15 at the USC Health Sciences Campus. … Read More »
2013-14 Los Angeles Schweitzer Fellows Named
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship recently named seven USC students to its 2013-14 class of Los Angeles Schweitzer Fellows. … Read More »
Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize hair loss, researchers say
Discovering that mouse hair has a circadian clock — a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair — researchers suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day.
The study, which appeared May 20 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that mice lost 85 percent of their hair if they received radiation therapy in the morning, compared to a 17 percent loss when treatment occurred in the evening. … Read More »
Study shows link between childhood infections and adult height
The frequency of childhood infections is a determinant of adult height, according to a new study recently conducted by a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC led by Wendy Cozen, professor of preventive medicine and pathology, and conducted by Amie Hwang, post-doctoral fellow.
The study, published in the April issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, is important because increased height is positively associated with some types of cancer, including breast cancer and lymphoma, and negatively associated with cardiovascular disease and stroke. … Read More »