New USC/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles lab to accelerate next-gen cell therapy
The joint laboratory on the USC Health Sciences Campus is designed to advance early-stage research into lifesaving, commercially viable therapies.
Americans don’t know what’s a healthy blood pressure — and that’s a problem
People say they know what their blood pressure is — but two-thirds of adults don’t know the upper thresholds for normal or healthy blood pressure, according to a new USC study.
Social work researchers examine the health impacts of U.S. immigration policy
Deporting immigrants to countries where they never lived is causing mental and physical health disparities for individuals and families.
Discoveries help bone marrow transplant recipients
Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Rong Lu share new discoveries about the influence of multipotent progenitor cells (MPPs) that are co-transplanted along with stem cells during bone marrow transplants.
Graphic novel puts prescription opioid addiction in the spotlight
Jackie’s Pain — the 11th book in a popular health literacy series created by USC Mann faculty member Mel Baron and producer Gregory B. Molina — combines health information with dramatic storytelling and illustrations.
How to rewind the clock on arthritic cartilage
A key protein, called Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3), might turn back the clock on aging cartilage that leads to osteoarthritis.
How USC-led innovation can solve global challenges
Ishwar Puri, USC senior vice president for research and innovation, discusses some of the past year’s major accomplishments and what might be in store for 2023 and beyond.
How old is your brain, really? Artificial intelligence knows
AI-powered analysis developed at USC accurately reflects risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease based on brain age.
Consumption of fast food linked to liver disease
The risk of liver damage is highest for people who are obese or have diabetes, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study found.
Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cells
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are now one step closer to understanding how to halt the spread of the deadly disease in the body.
A potential solution to the opioid epidemic: Tell doctors their patients fatally overdosed
The USC team’s study showed that an informational letter from the county medical examiner reduced the number of opioid prescriptions clinicians wrote.
Study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease
The buildup of a protein called amyloid beta in the brain, often thought to be connected to Alzheimer’s, may instead be a general change that occurs with age even in healthy brains, USC’s Caleb Finch says.
3% of kids have elevated sensory issues that seem to worsen through early childhood
The USC-led study demonstrates the strong association between children’s early sensory trajectories and later sensory challenges impacting their development.
Cross-disciplinary approach seeks to revolutionize addiction treatment
A curriculum partnership among USC’s pharmacy, social work and medical schools drives the new Master of Addiction Science program. It’s the first of its kind at a major university.
Putting mental health, inequities of care atop the state’s health care ‘to-do’ list
Diana Ramos, California surgeon general, is a proud double Trojan. She shares her goals in the statewide role.
Dramatic change from pandemic brought on extra stress for moms
A large-scale study of mothers shows those who experienced sweeping changes to their daily lives were particularly susceptible to experiencing symptoms of traumatic stress specific to the pandemic.
Keck Medicine of USC launches Gender-Affirming Care Program
The program provides a full range of gender-affirming health care services for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse adult patients in a safe and supportive environment.
Military spouse aims to improve community health with online master’s degree
For Kristin Reichardt, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for experienced, passionate and knowledgeable public health professionals.
Homelessness linked to higher risk of death from COVID in L.A. County, study shows
In Los Angeles County, 256 homeless people died of COVID-related causes in a 22-month period — a rate more than twice that seen in the general population.
A viral ‘triple-demic’ of COVID, 2 other viruses hits hard
“COVID has proven to be the costliest disaster in U.S. history,” says one USC expert on the economic impact of disasters. Now the fast-spreading virus is intersecting with a rise in flu and RSV.
Uncovering the secrets of the ‘SuperAgers’
A new effort from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology aims to glean life lessons from people who are redefining what old age looks like.
Greener Gases
Keck Medicine of USC is curbing the environmental impacts of anesthesia in operating rooms — and saving money
New research focuses on cells’ building blocks, aging and stress
Foundation grants support newly published research at the intersection of stress responses, aging and cellular structure and function.
USC works with Polaris Dawn to study in-flight space medicine
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have designed a study, to be conducted during the upcoming space mission, that tests a new way to collect X-rays in outer space.