The lymph nodes, liver and kidney are not passive filters for toxins, but complex organ systems that perform an astonishing array of critical functions. To help patients who have suffered damage to these organ systems, this year’s Broad Clinical Research … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC recently hosted a symposium for the American Brain Tumor Association, called Partners in Treatment and Care, that was attended by dozens of patients, family members and caregivers from the Los Angeles area.
The June … Read More »
From the age of 6, Mich Hamlin remembers being homeless.
In fact, he doesn’t ever remember not living on the streets of Southern California with his parents and two brothers. To Hamlin — now 24 and about to enter USC’s physical … Read More »
Adam Leventhal, PhD, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will lead a grant-funded effort to maximize smoking cessation resources at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Leventhal has been awarded more than $8 million in grants … Read More »
On June 24, volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC division of neurocritical care and stroke participated at the 20th Annual Proyecto Pastoral Women’s Conference in downtown Los Angeles.
Volunteers provided free blood pressure screenings, stroke education, as well … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC honored USC Trustee Malcolm Currie, PhD, and his wife Barbara recently as the 2017 recipients of the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Award.
The Curries, who donated $10 million in 2015 toward the endowment of the … Read More »
Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world’s dementia cases, according to a report by the first Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention and Care. Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference … Read More »
Dozens of Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty joined Keck School Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, and Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, for a recent town hall meeting to discuss the … Read More »
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was honored at the 2017 Los Angeles Champions of Health Awards, held June 20. The awards are presented by the National Medical Fellowships (NMF), which recognized Varma … Read More »
The price of progress is not only the energy and talent of stem cell scientists, but also the research dollars that support their discoveries. In recent months, faculty members have secured numerous grants to support stem cell-based approaches to study … Read More »
Former colleagues, friends and family gathered recently to remember Sol Bernstein, MD, Class of 1956, who died April 7. Bernstein, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was the longest-serving medical director of Los Angeles County … Read More »
If he wasn’t in health care, there’s a good chance Rod Hanners would be working up in Alaska, where he spent summers as a kid visiting his father, who worked for the University of Alaska.
“I wanted to live in Alaska … Read More »
Here’s another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.
Drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, … Read More »
What’s the cure for a broken heart? Ask Michaela Patterson, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar — fellowship trainee in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Henry Sucov, PhD, professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine … Read More »
Kim Staats, PhD, found her calling when a childhood neighbor was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a paralyzing and fatal neurodegenerative disease. At the time, Staats, who is now a postdoctoral scholar — research associate at the Keck School … Read More »
What happens to the stem cells in our brains as we age? Albina Ibrayeva, a PhD student from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology who works in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Michael Bonaguidi, PhD, assistant professor of … Read More »
Megan McCain, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has been honored with the Chonette Early Career Chair at USC Viterbi. McCain has a secondary appointment in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and … Read More »
Older adults with elevated levels of brain-clogging plaques — but otherwise normal cognition — experience faster mental decline suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC that looked at 10 … Read More »
Get regular checkups, keep in touch with your doctor and be aware of opportunities in biotech. Those are doctor’s orders from René Sotelo, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, who spoke with community … Read More »
At the 2017 American Urologic Association Annual Meeting on May 13, Boston Scientific awarded Stuart Boyd, MD, professor of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the F. Brantley Scott Award of Excellence. This is a lifetime achievement … Read More »