When it comes to wireless communication, two lasers are better than one
Meet the optical “it couple” that USC Viterbi researchers are using to help speed up and secure wireless communications.
USC Dornsife’s grant strategist explains how she can help junior faculty secure funding
Heidi Smith Parker helps scholars ensure funding proposals fall on receptive ears at federal agencies.
Liver and kidney transplant patients with COVID-19 get lifesaving boost from USC
The number of hospitalizations and deaths for patients managed with a new protocol dropped by nearly one-fifth; for those who received a new drug therapy, hospitalizations were halved and deaths were reduced to zero.
Dropping fat and calories to simulate fasting helps mice live a longer life
USC researchers are digging into the underexplored effects and benefits of short, periodic cycles of fasting on obesity and heart health.
Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for the first time in 250 million years
The USC-led experiment has implications for improvements in human wound-healing.
USC researchers pursue realistic model of the hippocampus
USC Viterbi biomedical engineers have secured $1.2 million in BRAIN Initiative funding to create a model of the hippocampus that is functionally indistinguishable from the real thing.
Social safety net can become a web for low-income L.A. families who start to earn more
USC researchers say increased transparency and more robust benefits for low-income families are needed — particularly when it comes to housing — even after their wages go up to help avoid “plateaus” and “cliffs.”
USC researchers will use $10 million grant to address concussions in children
Keck School of Medicine scientists will lead imaging data collection and analysis for a study designed to improve interventions for children with mild traumatic brain injury.
USC studies show that clean air matters for a healthy brain
Researchers say their studies on air pollution and cognitive decline — one involving humans and one with mice — provide evidence that cleaner air may reduce risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Are women worse than men at salary negotiation?
USC researchers say this is a fallacy as their new study using virtual negotiating agents points to systemic bias on behalf of recruiters.
Immigration boosts U.S. life expectancy, according to USC/Princeton study
Life expectancy for immigrants increased while that of the U.S.-born population declined between 2010 and 2017. The mix of immigrants and an increase in American-born overdose deaths each played a role.
Enlisting the power of AI to fight California wildfires
USC Viterbi artificial intelligence experts are helping firefighters strategize how best to plan controlled burns and manage unexpected blazes.
Want to lose weight? Diet drinks might not be the sweet spot
Artificial sweeteners may increase food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, a study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds.
Different types of cancers are likely to spread to specific areas of the brain
The USC study’s findings are important because they may predict where a specific cancer may spread in the brain, and may also have implications for how brain tumors grow.
How Greece let in tourists and kept out COVID-19
Researchers from USC and the University of Pennsylvania collaborated with a private company CEO to help Greece do more with less and curb COVID-19’s spread when the country reopened to tourists.
Federal funding for Alzheimer’s multiplies at USC
More than 90 federal grants totaling $92 million were awarded to USC researchers in 2020, underscoring the university’s status as one of the nation’s leading research centers as we acknowledge World Alzheimer’s Day 2021.
Deaths tied to opioids rose among less-educated whites during stay-home order
Opioid-related deaths among Blacks, Asians and Latinos dropped during the same period, according to a study from USC and the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
Skeletal muscle grown in a dish offers insight for neuromuscular diseases
In the fight against diseases like ALS, USC Viterbi biomedical engineering researchers have created a powerful lab model to better see how our muscles and neurons connect.
Rates of the most common form of liver cancer are rising in rural areas
USC research indicates that those most at risk of hepatocellular carcinoma are men ages 60-69, non-Hispanic Blacks, American Indian/Alaskan Natives and residents of high-poverty areas.
USC institute launches worldwide study of Parkinson’s disease
The $3 million study will unite researchers and data from 20 countries to answer some of the most pressing questions about Parkinson’s disease.
A T-cell power-up for tumor treatments
USC Viterbi doctoral student researchers have found a new way to enhance the cancer-killing properties of CAR T-cell therapies, which makes them more effective in fighting tumors.
Risk of opioid overdose appears higher in older Americans, USC study indicates
One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims.
Kids and cannabis: California dispensaries lack adequate screening to keep out minors, study finds
Many cannabis retailers have inadequate screening processes that allow minors to enter and view items that should be restricted to adults 21 and over, researchers at USC and University of California, San Diego, found.
Toxins in everyday products may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents
Study by Keck School researchers finds link between “forever chemicals” and changes in glucose metabolism.