These findings by USC researchers could help health care providers and genetic counselors offer more precision-based care and advice, particularly in the multiethnic populations of L.A. County.
Almost a quarter of district schools have homeless rates above 5%, a USC study found, and many homeless students transfer schools frequently.
Anti-science attitudes and political ideology often go hand in hand, a USC study finds, which means machine-analyzed data could offer clues as to where diseases like COVID-19 might spread.
USC researchers discover some strange properties about water that could have a remarkable impact on all water-related processes, from purification to drug manufacturing and beyond.
By including multi-ethnic participants, a largescale genetic study has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits than if the research had been conducted in Europeans alone.
A new USC study may have unlocked therapy options to slow cognitive impairment in people with the APOE4 gene, which has long been associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
An air sampling method created by USC Viterbi researchers to measure air quality has been adopted by the Department of Homeland Security to better understand COVID-19’s spread.
A grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow the Han Research Lab to study the link between financial decision-making and Alzheimer’s disease.
Despite high levels of inflammation, the Tsimane people in Bolivia are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowly, a USC study finds.
A USC study reveals how therapies targeting a molecular chaperone called GRP78 might offer protection against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses.
HUBs will enhance community engagement and provide a local resource for cancer-related education and navigation support for cancer services.
Joint Medicaid-Medicare coverage of lifesaving medications for the hepatitis C virus would save $1 billion over 25 years, a USC study finds.
A new study may change views on hormone replacement therapy and its role in women’s health.
USC Viterbi biomedical engineering senior Melissa Banks is working on self-sanitizing, copper-coated masks to help keep us safe from dangerous viruses.
Christopher Corzett of USC Dornsife’s Department of Biological Sciences documents efforts to study and preserve gut bacteria of people around the globe.
Factors like less access to nutritional foods and more exposure to pollution may impact the brain’s structure and volume, a new USC study finds, altering how children read and think.
USC physician-scientists look for promising treatments for colorectal cancer on a postage stamp-size chip.
Mercedeh Khajavikhan of USC Viterbi studies the intricacies of reshaping light, a field of science that could have an immense impact on communications and computing.
Lack of geographical access to pharmacies has disproportionately affected Black and Latino city dwellers, a USC study finds, and may contribute to health disparities.
His support shaped world-class programs throughout California including at USC, notes the director of USC’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research.
A nationally recognized leader in cancer prevention and minority health research, she has dedicated her career to reducing the disparities in cancer outcomes that affect patients from underrepresented communities.
When disease hides in the body, it takes some big ideas from scientists and doctors to illuminate it — and save lives.
Signs of pre-symptomatic stiffening of the arteries were seen in kids with daily exposure to auto emissions, a USC study finds.
Abigail Palmer Molina, doctoral student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, studies the issues Latina parents are facing during the pandemic.