The USC-led study examined the shoulder assembly of Little Foot, an Australopithecus that lived more than 3 million years ago, and may have confirmed how our human ancestors used their arms.
The harm can rival that of secondhand smoke or living next to a freeway, USC researchers say.
Following a $2.2 million DARPA grant, researchers will use AI to better understand the social science that drives group behavior.
Trust the science. Follow the data. Keck Medicine of USC confronts the coronavirus pandemic with strategies centered on rigorous research.
A team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Michael Bonaguidi demonstrates that neural stem cells — the stem cells of the nervous system — age rapidly.
Art historian Lisa Pon is recognized for exploring Renaissance artist Raphael’s collaborations, while composer Nina C. Young is known for her genre-defying work.
The $3 million grant will help develop new neurotechnology to treat neurological and mental disorders.
The pandemic has led to a massive 20% increase in parental loss compared to a typical year, USC research shows.
Models and celebrities exhaling clouds of e-cigarette smoke in music videos promote vaping to young adults in unregulated product placements, two USC studies show.
The study by a team of researchers at USC, UCLA and the University of Georgia, Athens, finds a direct connection between particular bacteria in the gut and impaired brain function.
A USC-coordinated project will build formal alliances that accentuate the perspectives of autistic people, their family members and caregivers, service providers and researchers.
The new study builds on previous work in Andy McMahon’s laboratory at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
The Trojan Pandemic Research Initiative will follow 8,000 people over a year to better understand attitudes and behaviors related to COVID-19 and the vaccine.
A new approach could help doctors diagnose and treat patients within the critical first hour after an accident.
The pandemic has forced many to increasingly rely on machines. According to USC research, it’s also led people to like them a little more.
USC is pooling thousands of brain scans to understand how aspects of our physical space — including air pollution, noise and green space — may impact our risk for various developmental, neurodegenerative and psychiatric problems.
They span from passionate future physicians to first-gen students who translated for Spanish-speaking patients. Hear from some of the Trojans who jumped into the race against COVID-19.
USC researchers are harnessing the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilient.
A high-tech research facility on USC’s Health Sciences Campus will house a multidisciplinary team that studies, develops and tests cell-based treatments for a wide range of diseases and disorders.
A USC-UCLA study offers a nationwide assessment of the population facing exposure risks from burned-off, excess natural gas at oil and gas production sites.
Improved commutes and falling housing prices will benefit both new telecommuters and in-person workers in L.A., USC research finds.
Even before the pandemic, adults with a bachelor’s degree were living approximately three years longer than adults without one, according to a USC-Princeton study.
The postdoctoral researcher’s work began with chicken eggs, and could lead to lab-generated food lines and shedding light on birds’ biological diversity.
This year’s fellows — including physician-scientists Johanna Ascher Bartlett, Kevin Collon and Allen Zhong at USC — are using stem cell research to develop treatments for patients of all ages.