Molecular microbiologists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered that mice lacking a specific component of the immune system are completely resistant to sepsis, a potentially fatal complication of infection. The discovery suggests that blocking … Read More »
The National Parkinson Foundation recently awarded Giselle Petzinger, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and Beth Fisher, PhD, associate professor in the division of biokinesiology and physical therapy, a $250,000 … Read More »
Three teams of USC stem cell researchers have won a coveted prize — the opportunity to test 3,000 drug candidates or chemicals for the potential to help patients. Two teams will focus their efforts on cancer, and the third team … Read More »
Doctors in the United States routinely administer tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) to some people having a stroke brought on by a blood clot. When administered shortly after the onset of symptoms, t-PA will prevent one patient of every eight treated … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is taking its medical record to the next level with myUSCchart, a new electronic portal that allows patients to access their health information from a computer or smartphone.
The portal launched July 1, and it provides patients … Read More »