Ten years after they created a research center at USC dedicated to advancing health policy, Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer have renewed their investment with a donation of $17 million.
The new gift will support efforts at the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer … Read More »
A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say.
Researchers emphasize that the study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, … Read More »
“Lucia’s Llama Drama,” the USC School of Pharmacy’s latest fotonovela, explains the importance of managing high blood pressure — also known as hypertension — to a high-risk population.
The comic-book-style booklet tells the story of two women whose luxury weekend vacation … Read More »
What if a special diet could reduce inflammation and repair your gut?
USC researchers provided evidence that a low-calorie “fasting-mimicking” diet has the potential to do just that. Published in the March 5 edition of Cell Reports, the … Read More »
If time management isn’t the top skill Faisal Rashid lists on his resume, he might want to consider adding it in big, bold letters.
The 28-year-old recently completed the Los Angeles Police Department’s rigorous reserve officer program. That’s on top of … Read More »
Yijun “Jane” Liu and Hui “Angela” Wang knew they were in for an adventure when they accepted a 2017 offer to become China Initiative Scholars through the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. As such, Yijun and Hui … Read More »
Three million people in the United States currently have dental implants, and every year that number increases by about 500,000.
But, for some, getting a dental implant is not the end of the story. Similar to what occurs with a natural … Read More »
All babies born at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in February received red hats knitted and crocheted by volunteers for the American Heart Association (AHA) in celebration of American Heart Month. USC-VHH is one of 30 hospitals participating in the AHA’s … Read More »
In between training future healers as a professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as seeing patients and directing treatment as chief psychologist of general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Marie Kanne … Read More »
On Jan. 26, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program, joined by a team of nurses, participated in the 2019 Skid Row Carnival of Love.
This annual event connects people to resources that provide continued support through their journey out of … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) recently hosted a reception marking the opening of the fifth USC-VHH Healing Arts Exhibit, featuring the watercolors of Gayle Roski and iPhone art of Kitty Keck.
Roski featured images from her trip to Guatemala accompanying Lawrence … Read More »
Cells should be treated as individuals, according to the scientists who presented research at the Junior Faculty Candidate Mini-Symposium, hosted by the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC on Feb. … Read More »
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will speak to more than 60,000 fellow members of the Trojan Family when she delivers USC’s 136th commencement address May 10.
Bass joined the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011 and was sworn in as chair of … Read More »
On Feb. 20 and 21, Tom Jackiewicz, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, spoke with staff at a pair of town hall-style meetings addressing the state of the health system. The standing-room-only events were held at Soto II and Aresty … Read More »
Shannon Grady can remember her high school graduation just like it was yesterday.
Walking proudly across the stage, Grady reached out to get her diploma from the vice principal — a man with whom she had always had troubles — when … Read More »
The keto diet — a high fat, moderate protein, very low carbohydrate plan — might be eclipsing paleo and Whole30 as the hot diet trend of 2019.
The diet asks for cutting out major groups of foods, such as grains, … Read More »
If you think vaping is benign, think again.
A USC study in 93 people shows that e-cigarette users develop some of the same cancer-related molecular changes in oral tissue as cigarette smokers, adding to the growing concern that e-cigarettes aren’t a … Read More »
An estimated 10 percent of older adults experience some form of abuse each year. However, the link between injuries and possible elder abuse may take months or years to establish and is often difficult to investigate due to poor documentation … Read More »
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new laboratory tool, which is poised to improve the development and effectiveness of a burgeoning group of therapies that use patients’ immune systems to fight cancer with … Read More »
To continue to strive for excellence, USC must continue to cultivate a community that works together, interim USC President Wanda M. Austin said during her State of the University address.
Speaking to hundreds of people at the Health Sciences and University … Read More »