Dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) poses a significant clinical challenge. It is one of the leading causes of progressive blindness, robbing millions of people over the age of 65 of their central vision, and it often hinders … Read More »

Keck Medicine of USC urologists are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with an overactive bladder due to neurological conditions — such as a spinal cord injury or … Read More »

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is launching a large clinical study to determine whether a man-made antibody would slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by targeting memory-robbing plaques in the earliest stages of the illness.

Described as … Read More »

When Ray Goldsworthy, PhD, was just 13, he contracted spinal meningitis. Antibiotics saved his life but destroyed the cells in his inner ears responsible for processing sound.

“Within the span of one to two weeks, I went from hearing normally to … Read More »

The Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is one of 25 premier research institutions that received a $4.7 million award to advance research on Down syndrome. The project, titled “Clinical Trials to Prevent … Read More »