Diabetic foot wounds kill millions, but high-tech solutions and teamwork are making a difference
A USC researcher on the lower extremity complications of diabetes offers ideas on how to reduce painful, often deadly foot ulcers.
Student-led study identifies ways to improve medication adherence for Latinos with diabetes
Simple measures like pillboxes for medications, helping family members understand medication regimens and weekly education sessions on managing the disease can all have a big impact.
Untreated diabetes raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
The USC Dornsife research underscores the importance of detecting diabetes and other metabolic diseases in adults as early as possible.
USC expert dispels diabetes myths for Latino audience
Tom Buchanan offers clarity on proper steps to prevent the disease and how to seek proper treatment after it is diagnosed.
How diabetes passes from mothers to children
Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher examines the causes of childhood diabetes.
How artificial intelligence can help us eat better
You are what your friends eat, according to USC researchers whose study aims to prevent obesity and diabetes in kids; AI may be able to find friends who are good influences.
To Tackle Diabetes, a Global Research Team Turns to 3D Modeling
Diabetes affects 400 million people around the world. Scientists hope that their models of the cells behind the disease can unlock better treatment.
Doctors who focus on the foot and brain team up on a smart insole
The device will flag changes in a patient’s gait and perhaps detect an infection.
Diabetes diagnosis later in life may signal pancreatic cancer for African-Americans, Latinos
Early identification of the cancer is key — but symptoms usually appear when the disease is in its later stages and no screening method currently exists.
Researcher puts focus on the health of Latina breast cancer survivors
Yearlong exercise study at USC examines a population at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Scientists launch global effort to find the next diabetes drug
USC researchers issue a call to scientists to help them create the first comprehensive model of a cell that is central to diabetes, the pancreatic beta cell.
Surgeon tells how his team aims to reduce amputations due to diabetes
Contrary to popular belief, diabetes doesn’t make your leg fall off. There’s a “stairway to amputation” with several steps.
Occupational therapy can improve health of young adults with diabetes, USC study shows
Research participants who completed the program improve their quality of life and good health habits
The basics of biotech and why it matters at USC
Strategist Amanda Mason talks about the university’s many labs looking for cures to cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and more.
Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life
Whether it’s caffeinated or decaffeinated, coffee is associated with lower mortality, which suggests the association is not tied to caffeine.
From mother to baby: ‘Secondhand sugars’ can pass through breast milk
Even a small amount of fructose in breast milk is associated with increases in a baby’s body weight.
Fasting-mimicking diet may reverse diabetes
Periodic cycles of fasting reprogram pancreatic cells and restore insulin production, USC researchers find.
Air pollution linked to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in obese Latino children
High levels of pollution may make insulin-creating cells become less efficient, increasing the risk for Type 2 diabetes, USC researchers say.
Technology helps adults in Taiwan improve management of diabetes
An intergenerational program explores whether tablets can improve a person’s well-being.
Newly discovered proteins may protect against age-related illnesses
The proteins could play a key role in the aging process and the onset of diseases linked to older age.
Medicare seniors likely to be sicker, live longer in near future
USC Schaeffer Center and Brookings Institution researchers analyze concerns, trends and policy considerations critical for the sustainability of Medicare.
Researchers devise a better way to potentially avert blindness
At USC’s Translational Imaging Center, Scott Fraser and Jeff Fingler develop a new method that could help prevent diabetic patients from losing their sight.
Fit Families feeds a need for healthier eating
USC’s free wellness program educates residents about diet and exercise in areas at high risk of chronic diseases.
Vision loss reversed in people with diabetic eye disease
A common prescription drug may help reduce cases of blindness by 75 percent in Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites.