Could a simple blood test detect cancer?
USC Dornsife physicist Peter Kuhn discusses his breakthrough breast cancer detection test, which could potentially upend how we diagnose many types of cancer.
Proposed building offers a blueprint for improving community health
The Discovery and Translational Hub, a seven-story building proposed for the USC Health Sciences Campus, seeks to unite interdisciplinary research teams to fast-track discoveries and address the health concerns of adjacent communities.
Large amounts of sedentary time linked with higher risk of dementia in older adults
Researchers at USC used machine learning to explore the links between sedentary behavior and dementia, finding that the total time spent sedentary matters for brain aging.
USC neuroimaging unit receives new funding to study small vessel disease in Asian Americans
USC Mary and Mark Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute expands its suite of health disparities research with an award to examine vascular causes of dementia.
USC Mann study unlocks the potential of neurosteroids
Findings published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry reveal how the brain produces pregnenolone, the “mother hormone” that is the progenitor of all neurosteroids.
Liquid biopsies provide breakthrough in diagnosing retinoblastoma
The aggressive eye cancer, which affects babies and young children and can lead to loss of vision, had baffled oncologists. Now they can get a very specific map of each child’s disease from a tiny amount of fluid.
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with everyday decision-making
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that the condition, which can be a precursor to dementia, was linked to worse decision-making abilities.
Alzheimer’s gene associated with increased fertility in Amazonian women
Allele associated with increased risks for dementia and heart disease is linked to earlier age of first birth as well as shorter intervals between births in a Bolivian indigenous community.
Exposure to air pollution early in pregnancy increases risk of gestational diabetes, study finds
The USC study also suggests that prenatal depression, with disrupted immune and hormonal functions, could make the case worse.
USC-supported startup receives major grant for clinical trial of a promising eye treatment
A $12.4 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is the latest round of support for USC researcher Mark Humayun.
People can’t recover the ability to hear — or maybe they can
USC Stem Cell scientists explain why sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don’t regenerate — and how we might be able to change that.
Researchers unlock mystery of cartilage regeneration in lizards
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC identify key cells involved in lizards’ regeneration, a discovery that could offer insights into novel approaches to treating osteoarthritis.