Young adults’ cancer survival rates jump in surprising new study
USC analysis shows that 15- to 39-year-olds had the best survival of any age group for many years after HIV/AIDS-related cancers are taken into account.
USC researcher identifies a new potential way to treat HIV
Targeting human proteins may be a more effective treatment than using “HIV cocktails” to maintain health.
USC researcher, and AI, give homeless youth a helping hand with HIV education
Eric Rice needed a better way to identify peer educators, and software was the answer.
Increased coronary artery disease found in men with HIV
USC leads research into link between high inflammation and narrowing of the arteries.
Social work professor recruited for national mentoring program
The American Psychological Association taps Suzanne Wenzel to take part in an initiative focusing on HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations.
Statistics show that HIV/AIDS is not just a young person’s disease
Documentary spotlights the growing epidemic among middle-aged and older adults in communities of color.
USC Telehealth expands its services for families with special needs
The virtual program receives free professional therapy to caregivers with no access to other mental health services.
USC experts talk treatment on World AIDS Day
Scientists discuss HIV research and support for people living with the disease.
Treating 5 percent of hepatitis C patients with new drugs would reduce cost and infections, study shows
The health care system would save more lives and money if patients were treated with the latest drugs earlier, researchers at USC and other institutions find.
Keck School experts study potential treatment for lymphoma in HIV patients
Rare disease research has become a priority, says the medical school’s chief of hematology and blood diseases.
Cutting bureaucratic red tape for the public good
By overcoming obstacles, health services official reforms public health and strengthens communities.
To prevent the spread of HIV among the homeless, researchers turn to math
Algorithm helps social workers determine how best to get their message to those at risk.
Alumna with HIV helps others born with the virus
The filmmaker co-directs a new documentary about perinatally infected children.
Mentorship comes full circle for USC leader
Hortensia Amaro to be awarded for inspiring former students who have bettered society.
Study offers new clues about the source of racial health disparities
Why are black women less likely to use health care than white women?
How housing affects HIV risk
New grant will allow USC researchers to examine how a move to permanent housing changes social networks among the homeless in Los Angeles.
Studies explore ACA’s effects on Americans with HIV/AIDS
A series of papers in Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the nation’s most vulnerable people.
Event examines the power of regenerative medicine
The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Annual Symposium focuses on the promise of regenerative medicine — from curing HIV to building organs such as kidneys and intestines.
Viral molecules responsible for causing AIDS-related cancer
For the first time, scientists and engineers have identified a critical cancer-causing component in the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Birth control research may drive global health policy
Antiretroviral drugs that suppress the HIV infection can also block the contraceptive function of the most commonly used type of birth control pill.
Researchers target drug-resistant strains of HIV
USC researchers have demonstrated a way to generate potential new drugs to halt the replication of HIV in infected patients by inhibiting a crucial enzyme in the virus’ reproductive cycle.
New grant bolsters Keck School’s study of Kaposi’s sarcoma
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Keck School researchers a $7.5 million grant to investigate how Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus evades the immune system and triggers certain cancers.
Researchers study Kaposi’s sarcoma virus
To understand a virus that causes cancer – and ultimately learn how to beat it – scientists must be able to infect a healthy cell with the virus, keep that cell alive and transform it into a cancerous cell.