A USC alumnus and his wife are donating $50 million to a USC brain research institute to advance progress in understanding one of biology’s most complex and important puzzles: the brain.
The gift from Mark and Mary Stevens will endow and … Read More »
Almost 300 people were on hand March 7 at Town & Gown of USC to celebrate and raise funds for medical scholarships at the Keck Scholarship Gala. The event raised $290,000.
Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, dean of the Keck School … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC researchers in the lab of Peggy Farnham, PhD, were key participants in the recent publication of a landmark collection of scientific papers related to mapping the DNA and histone modifications in human epigenomes and the ways … Read More »
A prescription drug commonly used to treat age-related vision loss also reverses vision loss caused by diabetes, according to a new study led by investigators from the USC Eye Institute.
Rohit … Read More »
A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has shown that small intestine grown from human cells replicates key aspects of a functioning human intestine.
The small intestine they developed contains important elements of the mucosal lining and … Read More »
Two physician faculty leaders from Keck Medicine of USC presented their script for living longer and living better on March 5 at the 2015 USC Women’s Conference.
Leslie Saxon, MD, professor of medicine and clinical scholar, and colleague Laura Mosqueda, MD, … Read More »
A deficiency in the protein responsible for moving glucose across the brain’s protective blood-brain barrier appears to intensify the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
The research suggests that targeting … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is using technology to give patients more freedom and comfort as they wait for appointments.
Clinic 5 recently introduced square pagers similar to the devices handed out to diners waiting for a table at restaurant chains. … Read More »
A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has shown that neonatal mouse hearts have varying regenerative capacities depending upon the severity of injury.
Using cryoinjury — damaging the heart through exposure to extreme cold in order to … Read More »
It was late September in Oklahoma, and 10-year-old Little League pitcher Alex Coker was taking the mound for the first time since brain surgery.
The sounds of the ballpark surrounded him — a fist hitting a glove, chants of “hey batter, … Read More »
Amid disclosures of data stolen from major companies, some patients may worry that their private medical information is just a few illegal keystrokes away. But patient data is — quite literally — stored under lock and key at Keck Medicine … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC scientists have found a promising new therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
The findings offer evidence that a newly discovered member of a family of cell surface proteins called G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) promotes prostate cancer cell growth. … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is ranked 31st in research in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
The ranking conveys national recognition as a leader in educating the doctors of tomorrow and advancing improvements in … Read More »
A 20-year study by Keck Medicine of USC scientists has found that millennial children in Southern California breathe easier than ones who came of age in the `90s.
The gains in lung function paralleled improving air quality in the communities studied … Read More »
Los Angeles city and county policymakers and educational institutions laid the groundwork for a biotechnology strategy at a Feb. 26 summit on the USC Health Sciences Campus.
The Los Angeles Biotech Summit drew leaders from business, academia and government to discuss … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC physicians have been awarded funding to explore the effectiveness of new non-invasive ultrasound-based techniques to screen liver transplant patients for potentially deadly disease.
This is one of the several investigator-initiated research grants secured recently by the Department … Read More »
Older people who have sleep problems found more relief from a mindful meditation program than from a conventional sleep education program, Keck Medicine of USC researchers have found.
In a clinical trial of 49 people in Los Angeles 55 and older, … Read More »
It sounds like something straight out of science fiction: Robots zap danger surrounding them.
But for Keck Medical Center of USC, the new devices are powerful tools in the fight against the spread of disease and infection.
Xenex ultraviolet robots, which stand … Read More »
Emeritus Professor Shaul G. Massry, MD, was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award and two graduates of the Keck School of Medicine of USC received alumni awards at the second Keck Scholarship Gala on Saturday, March 7, at Town & Gown … Read More »
Heart health goes mobile and social with the release of BioGram, a new mobile app that is the first to allow heart rates to be shared with a photo.
Created by the cardiologist experts at the USC Center for Body Computing … Read More »