USC 2014: The year in health technology
From robotic surgery to making mobile devices into medical assistants, Trojans were at the forefront of using technology and research to help people stay healthy.
Autism math: Genetics and pollution exposure over time may boost risk
Heather Volk is on the hunt for how and when air pollutants influence development of autism in early childhood.
Wandering poses perilous situations for children with autism
USC researchers aim to help concerned families grappling with ‘elopement.’
Children with autism dread the dentist, but USC research may help
USC occupational scientist works to alleviate anxieties.
Video game promotes social engagement for children with autism
Social Clues is a video game with a higher purpose.
World Autism Day seen through a microscope
A doctoral student attempts to pinpoint the role of a specific protein in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Air pollution, genetics combine to increase risk for autism
Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism among people who carry a genetic disposition for the neurodevelopment disorder, according to new research.
USC Viterbi researcher leverages engineering to decode autism
Shrikanth Narayanan is helping to improve the diagnoses and treatment of autism through advances in engineering and computing.
Keck School autism investigator elected to Institute of Medicine
Autism expert Pat Levitt has been elected as a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences.
New autism website to launch Sept. 28
Interacting With Autism, a video-based website, will be unveiled at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.