With each additional disadvantage — unemployment, poverty, low education, disability, serious psychological distress and heavy drinking — smoking rates climbed.
“No time” is no excuse to skip a workout. According to USC researchers, even a brief walk or a few squats during your workday can make a difference.
A new USC study suggests a dose of the TRIM9 gene could decrease the extensive — and detrimental — brain swelling that follows a stroke.
A new USC study looks to soothe fears over self-driving cars by identifying errors in their perception algorithms before they hit the road.
The new technique could play a big part in eliminating osteonecrosis of the jaw, a currently incurable rare side effect of certain drugs.
The killifish are coming to USC, and they might just have the answers to holding back aging.
Although the proportion of patients receiving treatment declined for six drugs, researchers found that the use of 32 other cancer drugs was unaffected or even increased during shortages.
After being inspired by science as a child in Romania, Smaranda Marinescu draws inspiration from nature to develop efficient and inexpensive catalysts for harnessing energy from renewable sources.
The scientists’ new study suggests the deep groundwater could still be active, and in a broader geographical area than previously considered.
USC physical therapy researcher Lori Michener and her team hope to make Tommy John surgery a thing of the past.
Study finds that patients who participated in a 16-week exercise program had a significantly reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease over their sedentary counterparts.
USC dentistry Professor Janet Moradian-Oldak is developing a special hydrogel that can promote the growth of an enamel-like surface on teeth and remineralize the dentin.
Group including president, provost and trustees advocates for a host of key national priorities that directly impact the university’s faculty, researchers and students.
Fourteen USC students received grants through the program to conduct research, teach or study abroad.
Initial studies with young adults show dramatic drops in stress, cravings, impulsivity and risk of relapse after practicing mindfulness.
Non-surgical procedure could help reduce bacterial growth for patients with dental implants.
USC researchers find that even low concentrations of a single type of antibiotic leads to resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. What will happen if antibiotics are no longer effective?
The work opens exciting possibilities for understanding human movement, creating responsive prosthetics and developing robots that adapt to complex and changing environments.
We all don’t react the same way to exercise. USC experts are looking at the reasons for the differences.
The Geriatric Injury Documentation Tool emerged from a new study led by Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, which confirms the need for improved documentation.
The findings — focused on components contained in green tea and carrots — lend credence to the idea that certain readily available, plant-based supplements might offer protection against dementia in people.
USC study indicates periodic low-calorie diet could help patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A clinical trial shows reduction of inflammation.
At USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute, Andrew Marx uses satellites and data such as crowdsourced mapping to analyze and inform human migration and refugee policy.
USC Viterbi researchers have developed 3D-printed rubber materials that can fix themselves, a potential game changer for industries like shoes, tires, soft robotics and even electronics.