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Neuroscientists detect changes in blood vessels tied to Alzheimer’s

USC neuroscientists have identified another piece to the puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers at Keck Medicine of USC used high-resolution imaging of the living human brain to show for the first time that the brain’s protective blood barrier becomes leaky with Read More »

January 30th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cancer survivor donates $500,000 to USC Norris Cancer Center

Scott Petinga, a former Marine, said that being diagnosed with cancer in 2004 changed the way he thought about and acted in life. One of his first bold moves was to launch his own business, marketing firm Akquracy, where he Read More »

January 16th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

WunderGlo Foundation donates $500,000 to find a cure for colon cancer

The life of the WunderGlo Foundation’s late founder Gloria Borges was celebrated and memorialized recently during the presentation of a $500,000 gift toward colon cancer research at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Borges, who died in January 2014, dedicated the Read More »

January 16th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Michael Bonaguidi contributes brain power to stem cell research at USC

As a child, Michael Bonaguidi, PhD, dreamed of shaping cities as an architect or engineer. Now he dreams of shaping brains as the newest principal investigator in USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. He started Jan. 1.

“Growing Read More »

January 16th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Work inspires art for nurse at Keck Hospital

Some artists are inspired to draw or paint by bucolic scenery, but Ben Ferrer, RN, said he believes that being a nurse is what brought out his inner artist.

“There are different ways of drawing a portrait and one is to Read More »

January 16th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|