Recent News
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In memoriam: Althea Alexander, MD
Friday, July 26, 2024
The Keck School of Medicine of USC community mourns the July 17 passing of Althea Alexander, MD, a long-time member of the USC faculty and the inaugural assistant dean of diversity and inclusion. Over the span of her career, Althea and her late husband Fredric’s advocacy enabled more than 800... Read More »
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Data from largest clinical trial for presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease now widely available
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Data from the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s (A4) study, the first and largest clinical trial of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, is now widely available to researchers studying the condition. The comprehensive dataset has already yielded key insights about Alzheimer’s disease, which affects nearly seven... Read More »
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USC researchers turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines, antibody factories
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A USC team led by scientists from the Keck School have discovered a technique for editing the genes of immune cells called B cells so they can monitor for cancer cells and HIV, then pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy them. The research, published Monday in Nature Biomedical Engineering, is... Read More »
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Mental health disparities in LA County worsened during COVID-19 pandemic
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
New evidence has emerged about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County, as shown by a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the USC Schaeffer Center and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, found... Read More »
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Few U.S. adults use nicotine pouches, study finds
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
In a large, nationally representative study co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, nicotine pouch use was uncommon among U.S. adults, including those who had tried to quit smoking, in the midst of rising sales and concerns over teen use. Nicotine pouches, a new commercial tobacco product, contain... Read More »
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U.S. News & World Report releases 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
On July 16, Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, released an announcement regarding Keck Medicine of USC's high rankings from this year's U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals issue. The memo has been reprinted here to make it easily available to all employees, patients and friends throughout... Read More »
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Study: Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe
Monday, July 15, 2024
Hospital-level care provided in a patient’s own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, and the possibility of faster recovery as a result, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study published in JAMA. Researchers say their study provides important insights about patient and... Read More »
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Belonging and camouflaging while Black, female and autistic
Monday, July 15, 2024
A new conceptual article published in Autism in Adulthood by a team of USC researchers and students from the Disparity Reduction and Equity in Autism Services (DREAmS) Lab explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic camouflaging among intersectional populations. Led by Assistant Professor Amber Angell, PhD, OTR/L, the DREAmS Lab focuses on... Read More »
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To regenerate the kidney, please don’t pass the salt
Monday, July 15, 2024
A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. This innate regenerative response relies on a small population of kidney cells in a region... Read More »