Scientists link ‘forever chemical’ exposure to development of liver cancer
“Liver cancer is one of the most serious endpoints in liver disease and this is the first study in humans to show that PFAS are associated with this disease,” says lead author Jesse Goodrich, a postdoctoral researcher at the USC’s Keck School of Medicine.
Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track Browsing or Location
Wired has featured a new company and app, Invisv, that protects a smartphone user from location tracking, developed and launched by Barath Raghavan and Paul Schmitt of USC Information Sciences Institute.
Groundbreaking study shows substantial differences in brain structure in people with anorexia
New findings from the largest study to date by an international group of neuroscience experts show significant reductions in grey matter in people with anorexia nervosa.
Research award accelerates USC’s work on next-generation cell therapy for prostate cancer
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $5.8 million to researchers in the Jane Ann Nohl Division of Hematology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
First part of $30 million grant awarded to USC Team for stroke project by National Institutes of Health
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC move experimental drug closer to approval for clinical use.
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New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC reveals mind-body practices are highly effective at reducing blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers from USC and Kaiser Permanente conducted the first individual-level study of air pollution exposure and COVID-19 vaccination.
Research by USC Marshall professor Kalinda Ukanwa suggests an unintended consequence of open school choice.
USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy provides a guide to L.A.’s culinary history, its cultural shifts and its transformation.
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- Monthly Update – August 2022Los Angeles County is now categorized by the CDC as having moderate transmission of Covid. Surgical masks and N95 respirators are available and fully supported for use in indoor spaces…
- Monthly Update – July 2022Exciting news! Jeri Muniz has been appointed as the new interim Associate Vice President, Research Administration (AVPRA) in the Office of Research, effective July 1, 2022. Jeri’s new responsibilities include…
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