300… and counting! Children’s Hospital Los Angeles performs milestone liver transplant
Lydia Hand as an infant post-transplant in 1998, with her mother, grandmother and liver transplant team. (Photo/Courtesy … Read More »
Programs offer pilot grants for researchers
In a continued effort to support university faculty and encourage groundbreaking research, the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Dean’s Pilot Grant Program and the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute have distributed nearly two dozen grants for the … Read More »
Wellness initiatives launched across Keck Medicine of USC
A series of wellness initiatives recently launched across Keck Medicine of USC aim to encourage healthy living among physicians, nurses and staff.
The initiatives include meditation practice, healthy eating and personal fitness tracking. They were created with the help of community … Read More »
Study: Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language
A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles demonstrates what lead investigator Bradley Peterson, MD, calls “a critical mass of evidence” of a common underlying lifelong vulnerability in both children and adults who stutter. They discovered … Read More »
Rare bacterial infection doesn’t faze care team at Keck Medicine
Alfred Lopez was treated at Keck Medicine … Read More »
JAMA Ophthalmology reports 4 of Top 10 most talked about articles in 2016 are USC Roski Eye Institute published research
JAMA Ophthalmology, one of the journals of the American Medical Association, announced four of its top 10 most talked about articles in 2016 are published research by the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute.
The four articles include National Eye … Read More »
USC physical therapy researchers to study use of electrical stimulation therapy for stroke survivors
Could electricity help stroke survivors regain control of their legs and return to mobility?
It’s a question that assistant professor James Finley, PhD, and professor Carolee Winstein, PhD, PT, both from the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, part of … Read More »
Social change film: Big data is the new hope for the future of health
If more people were willing to share their health data on mobile devices, scientists could organize the information into shared databases and perhaps bring about the next era of medical breakthroughs, researchers said in a social change film.
The curation and … Read More »
Antihistamines prevent ‘Asian flush’ but with huge risks
While using antihistamines such as Zantac to prevent alcohol-induced flushing is commonplace, USC experts say prolonged off-label use may have serious health consequences.
Daryl Davies, PhD, director of the Alcohol and Brain Research Laboratory at USC, said alcohol flush reaction is … Read More »
Treatment significantly reduces chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children
David Freyer
Investigators from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children’s Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined that sodium thiosulfate prevents cisplatin-induced hearing loss in children … Read More »
New research suggests possibility of small cell lung cancer immunotherapy
A study published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology and led by Ite Laird-Offringa, PhD, associate professor of surgery and associate dean of graduate affairs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, suggests that the human body can detect and create … Read More »
Women who have their last baby after 35 are mentally sharper in old age, study finds
A new study has found that women have better brainpower after menopause if they had their last baby after age 35, used hormonal contraceptives for more than 10 years or began their menstrual cycle before turning 13.
This is the first … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy, NASA track impact of fungi in space on astronauts
Could microbes found on the International Space Station affect astronauts’ health in long-term space travel?
As NASA sharpens its focus on Mars, USC School of Pharmacy researchers are working with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide answers to that question.
NASA’s … Read More »
Engineer speaks at Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer series
Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, welcomed Gianluca Lazzi, PhD, MBA, recently as the guest speaker for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. Lazzi, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University … Read More »
Expert discusses progress in treating, preventing onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC have enrolled more than 1,000 people in their international clinical trials and are still seeking more participants.
Staff at the San Diego-based neurological … Read More »
Jonathan Samet receives 2016 Fries Prize for Improving Health
Distinguished Professor Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, director of the USC Institute for Global Health, Flora L. Thornton Chair of Preventive Medicine, received the 2016 Fries Prize for Improving Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 17 for … Read More »
Surgeon General report on e-cigarettes and youth cites Samet
The United States Surgeon General on Dec. 8 released a new report calling e-cigarettes “a major public health concern,” which included input from a professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
“E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC signs new pact with Mexico City’s Ministry of Health
A new agreement between the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Ministry of Health in Mexico City will facilitate research and academic exchanges.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera and José Armando Ahued, secretary of health, attended the signing … Read More »
International symposium on neurological disorders draws hundreds
Giselle Petzinger, MD, associate professor of neurology (clinical scholar) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently organized Mexico’s first international symposium on lifestyle and neurological disorders. The event brought together 14 USC faculty and staff members from 11 … Read More »
New USC School of Pharmacy fotonovela aims to increase immunizations
To help spread cheer instead of illness this season, the USC School of Pharmacy has produced a new fotonovela titled “Infectious Rumors” about the importance of getting immunized. La Opinion, … Read More »