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.
Exactly how many senses do we really have?
If we think of our senses as limited to only five, we might be missing out.
Researchers find music education benefits youth wellbeing
Results highlight areas for state legislators and school leaders to consider as they expand music education programs across California.
USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
The USC-led study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online.
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.
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.
Making smarter stoplights to get traffic moving
Gridlock warrior Ketan Savla is designing computational solutions to improve the flow of traffic in congested cities. Learn how his work soon could shorten your commute.
The power of scent: Turns out, the nose knows quite a lot
From aiding romance to communicating with God, scent has long been attributed near mystical abilities.
What do good investing and saving the world’s dying coral reefs have in common? Diversification
Scientists aiming to save failing reefs by transplanting healthy coral reveal that success lies with genetic diversity — and not a single, coveted “super coral.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
USC Viterbi team develops ‘heart attack on a chip’
Associate Professor Megan McCain and postdoc Megan Rexius-Hall’s creation could one day serve as a testbed for personalized heart drugs.
The potentially adverse impact of Twitter 2.0 on scientific and research communication
For researchers who use Twitter as a primary source of data, recent changes to the platform and the exit of many users altogether could be debilitating.