Researchers are hard at work building mini-kidneys from human cells — using blueprints mostly drawn from lab mice. But mouse kidneys differ from their human counterparts in more than mere scale, as detailed by the USC Stem … Read More »
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women could preprogram babies to grow into obese children and adults, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC-led study.
Researchers found that 6-year-olds born to mothers with very low vitamin D … Read More »
Nowadays, going with your gut has a whole new meaning.
Whole Foods Market and other stores have entire aisles devoted to probiotic supplements. Kombucha, a fermented tea drink, is on tap at restaurants. Folks are bottling their own kimchi and sauerkraut.
Probiotics … Read More »
What is the permanence of life on earth? The question was put to the audience in a wide-ranging discussion about astrophysics and interstellar travel by S. Pete Worden, PhD, chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, at the Eighth Annual Vladimir … Read More »
Paula Cannon, PhD, and Elyn Saks, PhD, JD, have been named Distinguished Professors by USC President C. L. Max Nikias.
USC Provost Michael Quick, PhD, announced the appointments in a Feb. 13 … Read More »
The decision to pursue a career in medicine was not a commitment I made at a young age, nor did I ever really comprehend the possibility of being a doctor. In fact, it was not until my second year … Read More »
When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren’t immune to its effects. For doctors training to become neurosurgeons, burnout is common, and certain workplace stressors — like unrewarding mentor relationships, difficult coworkers and not getting enough exposure to the … Read More »
A hospital in China has received national recognition for its trauma and critical care, after joining physicians from Keck Medicine of USC to set up an American-style trauma center based on Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.
Nanshan Hospital in … Read More »
It’s not every day that scientists make a groundbreaking discovery that can save lives and jumpstart their careers.
But that’s exactly what happened to Pinghui Feng, PhD, a few years ago in his lab at the Keck School of Medicine … Read More »
Will there come a time when a patient with arthritis can forgo joint replacement surgery in favor of a shot? Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of … Read More »
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is participating in the first-ever clinical trial using stem cells from umbilical cord blood to delay or even prevent heart failure in children born with a rare congenital heart defect that leaves them … Read More »
While researchers know that cerebral small vessel disease, which damages the brain’s smallest blood vessels, is linked to dementia and cognitive impairment, the exact mechanisms are still poorly understood. To help rectify this, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers … Read More »
On January 27, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program and the Nurses of USC once again participated in the Skid Row Carnival of Love.
This annual event provides essential items, services and resources to those experiencing homelessness on Skid Row, … Read More »
USC research sheds new light on how a breakdown in the brain’s vascular system predates the accumulation of toxic plaques and tangles in the brain that bring about Alzheimer’s disease. The research suggests an earlier target for preventing dementia and … Read More »
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are two neurodegenerative diseases with a toxic relationship, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.
In the study, Yingxiao TK Shi and Shaoyu Sebastian Lin in the laboratory … Read More »
This year’s Broad Clinical Research Fellows will apply stem cell-based approaches to two prevalent problems: non-healing bone injuries, which affect 5 million Americans each year; and neuroblastoma, which is the most common solid tumor in children.
Established by The Eli and … Read More »
In 1995, Veronica Lorenz was first diagnosed with ependymoma tumors in her spine.
“I turned 27 in the hospital,” she said of what would become the first of many surgeries to treat the central nervous system tumors. “I was OK for … Read More »
Six USC School of Pharmacy and Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty members were awarded grants at the STOP CANCER 26th Annual Educational Forum and Research Awards Dinner on Jan. 22, at UCLA Luskin Conference Center.
Keck Medicine of USC has appointed James Uli, MHA, as chief financial officer, effective Feb. 12. Uli will lead and build Keck Medicine’s financial organization while supporting the academic and research mission of the Keck School of … Read More »
Thanks to rapid advancements in imaging and genetics technologies, researchers are collecting more neuroscience data than ever. But storing, managing and disseminating these data is a challenge that requires immense storage and computing capabilities. Fortunately, a highly advanced data storage … Read More »