COVID-19 herd immunity is unlikely, USC study indicates
More than 7 in 10 L.A. County adults already were vaccinated or had COVID antibodies before the delta and omicron surges, research shows.
With a $50 million gift, USC and UC San Diego join forces in Alzheimer’s research
A transformative donation from the Epstein Family Foundation will accelerate Alzheimer’s research at the two universities in a push to find better treatments and a cure.
Private funding to provide much-needed bipolar disorder research
Grant from the Milken Institute and the Baszucki Brain Research Fund will support research at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute.
Study is first to show figurative language comprehension relies on brain’s motor regions
USC neuroscientists demonstrate that, like literal language, abstract metaphors are embodied in the brain.
Unique partnership seeks creative solutions to housing shortage
USC Price urban planning students work to provide new ideas that could help Southern California communities increase their housing supply.
Computer wizardry gives earthquake researchers deeper insight into big quakes
The Southern California Earthquake Center at USC Dornsife is deploying high-performance computers, sensors and other high-tech gadgets to better prepare Californians for severe seismic activity.
Arthritis-related gene also regenerates cartilage in joints and growth plates
The USC-led study has implications for the use of existing drugs that curb inflammation in autoimmune diseases: Those drugs may also interfere with growth and regeneration.
Should schoolchildren be tested regularly for COVID? USC researchers provide important guidance
The study could help school administrators and local governments as they decide how much importance to place on testing youngsters.
Reducing air pollution could lower dementia risk
Improving air quality appears to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing dementia in older women living in the U.S., a new USC study finds.
Household pesticide use hurts babies, study shows
When she was growing up near Fresno, Ixel Hernandez-Castro and her friends played in fields that had just been sprayed with pesticides. Those memories drive the USC doctoral student’s research on how similar exposure affects children.
Want to survive a mass extinction event? Ask the ancient lizards how
USC Dornsife paleontology doctoral student Hank Woolley is digging into our warmer past to help us understand how we might survive climate change.
Communication between cells plays a major role in deciding their fate
Findings from a new study could point the way to new treatments for blood diseases including cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
In USC labs, another year of groundbreaking discoveries
✌ Year in review: Whether they’re working with patients, test tubes or massive databases, USC scientists continue to push the envelope with discoveries that are literally changing people’s lives.
Lack of access to affordable, nutritious food puts those with chronic liver disease at a higher risk of death
For some patients, risk is nearly 50% higher than those with access to a heathy diet, a USC study finds.
The future at your fingertips: Machine communicates emotion with nearly 80% accuracy of human touch
The new haptic device can communicate attention, gratitude, happiness, calming, sadness or love.
COVID-19 may have spread faster in the U.S. because the first symptom was cough
A study by USC Dornsife researchers finds that the order of symptoms in the first wave of COVID-19 varied among virus strains.
Five Ways Artificial Intelligence Promises to Change Our Lives
USC scientists use smart machines to treat and cure disease, build safer cars and much more.
Hate speech on social media is fueled by users’ shared values and moral concerns
People whose moral beliefs and values align closely with other members of their online communities — including those on social networks Gab and Reddit — are more prone to radicalization, according to USC research.
Review covers current research that potentially links autism and brain-gut microbiome
Two of the review’s authors were participants in USC’s Diversity, Inclusion and Access JumpStart program, a structured summer research program for talented undergraduates considering pursuing a doctorate.
Not a dry eye in the house: Treating a common, potentially dangerous eye ailment
Some 17 million adults in the U.S. have dry eye disease. Meet the physicians and researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute’s Dry Eye Center who are fighting it.
How ‘deepfaking the mind’ could help people with disabilities
USC Viterbi researchers are using the same technology that creates deepfake videos and photorealistic human faces to improve brain-computer interfaces.
What if doctors could stop arthritis before it starts?
A novel off-the-shelf bio-implant containing embryonic stem cells has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of cartilage injuries.
Molecule could help meet need for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Research led by USC’s Justin Schaal is working on boosting the body’s response to infections with a bio-inspired peptide.
How AI could help screen for autism in children
A computer adaptive test, powered by machine learning, helps clinical practitioners decide what questions to ask next in real-time based on caregivers’ previous responses.