Coach Carroll lends support to Doctors of USC
Trojan Football Coach Pete Carroll will be featured in a new promotional campaign for the Doctors of USC to debut this fall. Full Story »
Shelly Lu gets prized NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health grant will enable the physician-scientist to continue her research on colon cancer. Full Story »
In Memoriam: Zuo-Zhong Wang
The Keck School of Medicine mourns the loss of a professor, researcher and friend. Full Story »
Keck faculty receive 2008 USC-Mellon Mentoring awards
Pediatric physicians Donald Kohn, Pamela Schaff receive prestigious recognition. Full Story »
Weight gain a factor in falling beta cell function
Study of Hispanic women finds as weight increases beta cell function decreases, a condition associated with diabetes. Full Story »
International leader in medicine to join USC
Jonathan Samet to launch Global Health Institute and lead the Department of Preventive Medicine. Full Story »
USC to study mobile games, health
Research funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports games that harness social networks to promote exercise. Full Story »
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles ranked in top 10 by U.S. News & World Report
The hospital also ranks among the best in the nation in six specialty areas. Its physicians are on faculty at the Keck School. Full Story »
USC researchers identify gene that regulates glucose levels
The results may provide further understanding of the underlying causes of diabetes. Full Story »
Gender, colorectal cancer survival linked
Findings call for further study into the role of hormonal status in survival, USC researchers say. Full Story »
Highlights from Commencement 2008
Graduates received their Doctor of Medicine degrees in the ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium. Full Story »
USC stem cell study sheds new light on cell mechanism
USC researchers discover a new mechanism to allow embryonic stem cells to divide indefinitely and remain undifferentiated. Full Story »
Ophthalmologist receives $1.2 million NIH grant
David Huang and the Doheny Eye Institute receive funding to study optical coherence tomography for the treatment of anterior eye disease. Full Story »
Keck School site of breast cancer study
New report reveals that an ultrasound exam can help detect a larger percentage of cancer while increasing the rate of false positive findings. Full Story »
USC receives $5 million to support innovative cancer research
The gift will extend funding of the L.K. Whittier Foundation Innovative Tailored Therapies Initiative at USC/Norris and the Keck School. Full Story »
USC receives nearly $27 million for new stem cell research facility
Funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will help build a five-story laboratory building on the Health Sciences campus. Full Story »
New model for embryonic limb development
Growth factors at the tip of embryonic limbs act as instructive molecules in animal models. Full Story »
Laurence Kedes announces resignation as institute director
The founding director of the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine ends nearly 20-year tenure. Full Story »
Frank Markland exits scientific affairs post to focus on research
Effective April 30, Keck's associate dean for scientific affairs will re-focus his attention on his productive research program. Full Story »
Keck surgeon honored with USC Medallion
Dr. Vaughn Starnes is awarded the university's highest distinction at the Academic Honors Convocation. Full Story »
In Memoriam: John Peter Stein
The Keck School of Medicine mourns the loss of a beloved professor and surgeon, Dr. John Stein. Full Story »
Researchers find gender differences in colon cancer
Gene variants indicate opposite survival outcomes for women and men, according to USC researchers. Full Story »
Tenet, USC reach tentative agreement
Tenet and USC have signed a non-binding letter of intent for the University to acquire USC University Hospital & USC Norris Cancer Hospital. Full Story »
The Doctors of USC—Downtown celebrates new name, expanded service
Practice is designed to meet needs of busy professionals living and working in downtown Los Angeles. Full Story »
The virtues of virtual patients
Keck School students learn how to diagnose a medical condition by interacting with a ‘victim’ supplied by USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies.
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Lacrimal gland study awarded $1.6 million
Keck researchers received a $1.6 million, grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the function and regulation of the lacrimal gland.
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$5 Million gift names USC Norris Cancer Center’s Day Hospital
Philanthropist and businessman Larry Freeman has donated $5 million to the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital.
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USC researchers find benefit in combined PET-CT scanning
Combined PET and CT imaging of lymphoma patients is a more effective method to evaluate response to radiation therapy, a USC study suggests.
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Tumor vaccines developed by Keck researchers
Scientists discover a new molecular player to help create a better vaccination against tumors.
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Keck receives $11 million to fight diabetes, cancer
The gift will create the Clifton Stewart Diabetes Research Program and the Clifton Stewart Cancer Research Fund.
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USC researcher links obesity to stroke in middle-aged women
A new study finds that as obesity rates rise, so do women’s chances for a stroke.
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Artificial retinal implant project grows
A USC researcher expands the clinical trial of an advanced retinal prosthesis into Europe.
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Patient's high blood pressure treated by Keck surgeons
When drugs fail, an implanted device that sends signals to the brain can lower "uncontrollable" high blood pressure.
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Possible connection discovered between brain wiring and obesity
Study suggests that appetite may be hard-wired and that our future weight could be set in the first weeks of life.
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Prostate cancer test vaccine a success
USC researchers develop a vaccine that prevents the development of cancer in mice. The strategy might work for men.
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USC advances in bid for stem cell research facilities grant
The university is one of 12 California institutions moving on to the next round of a major facilities grants application process.
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USC researchers investigate activation of stem cells during hair regeneration
USC researchers have identified a novel cyclic signaling in the dermis that coordinates stem cell activity and regulates regeneration in large populations of hairs in animal models.
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