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Heart health scientist recommends rethinking hormone therapy for women
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Doctors used to routinely prescribe hormone replacement therapy to women to ease discomfort as they approach menopause, for symptoms ranging from night sweats to irritability. But in the early 2000s, its use plummeted. Today, medical researcher Howard Hodis, MD, is driven by a singular goal: to prove the benefits of hormone... Read More »
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USC researchers receive $5 million to study cancer risk across diverse populations
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Scientists have long been studying the role that genes play in determining an individual’s risk for disease with a focus on individuals of European ancestry, which were easy to sample. The National Institutes of Health is now funding a consortium to look at how the data differs in diverse population... Read More »
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Breakthrough in brain imaging may offer future alternative to functional MRI
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The gold standard in functional brain imaging for over two decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has transformed the landscape of research and clinical care. Because of its cost and functional limitations, scientists have continued to look for new ways to see into the human brain. Researchers from the Keck... Read More »
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USC Stem Cell scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has created what could be a key building block for assembling a synthetic kidney. In a new study in Nature Communications, Zhongwei Li, PhD, and his colleagues describe how they can generate rudimentary kidney structures, known as organoids, that resemble the collecting duct system... Read More »
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Ethnic diversity in research identifies more genomic regions linked to diabetes-related traits
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are among the contributors to a large-scale, ethnically diverse genetic study that has expanded what scientists know about potential causes of type 2 diabetes. The research, published in Nature Genetics, was conducted by the international MAGIC collaboration, made up of 400 global academics... Read More »
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Q&A: Neil Bahroos on the journey from raw data to useful information
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Data scientist Neil Bahroos, MBA, MS, joined USC in 2020 with an impressive résumé, highlighted by work on the Human Genome Project, innovative industry experience, and a track record of helping medical centers use abundant data to transform their research and treatment programs. As the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s... Read More »
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USC investigators lead international call for increased diversity in immunogenomics
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
For commentary published in Nature Methods, USC School of Pharmacy scientists united researchers worldwide to promote inclusivity in immunology studies. Limiting immunogenomics studies to people of European ancestry restricts the ability to identify variations in human adaptive immune responses across populations. Thus, expanding the diversity of those studied is vital to... Read More »
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Masking, breakthrough infections and telehealth: Keck Medicine of USC experts weigh in on life after June 15
Monday, June 14, 2021
June 15 is a banner day in California. Most COVID-19 statewide restrictions will be eliminated, including physical distancing and, in many situations, mask mandates. How will life change and how will it stay the same? Keck Medicine of USC experts weigh in on what to expect next and how to... Read More »
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Breakthrough in brain imaging may offer future alternative to functional MRI
Monday, June 14, 2021
The gold standard in functional brain imaging for over two decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has transformed the landscape of research and clinical care. Yet, because of its cost and functional limitations, scientists have continued to look for new ways to see into the human brain. Researchers from the... Read More »