To Your Health
USC is home to seven health-related schools — including the Keck School of Medicine of USC — and an extensive medical enterprise. They bring together top clinicians, groundbreaking researchers and dedicated practitioners — along with students who will be the next generation of health experts — to share their knowledge and improve people’s lives.
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Toward Healthier Lives
In classrooms, clinics and labs, Trojans are sharing their knowledge, providing care and making discoveries that are changing the health landscape.
Expertise in Every Discipline
USC’s health expertise extends from the university’s medical school to fields including dentistry, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, aging and social work. And in every corner of the university, experts in myriad fields are helping their health colleagues make advances that were previously unimaginable.
USC establishes NIH-funded center to transform research on sex differences in aging
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology has received $7.5 million to establish GeroSCORE, which will advance research on sex differences in aging while serving as a national hub for discovery, collaboration and training.
Evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others
A USC Dornsife-led study shows how combining evolutionary genetics with infectious disease research can reveal clues about why one disease can affect different people in different ways.
AI-enabled measurements of ‘local brain aging’ offer detailed insights on dementia and more
A USC study shows how patterns of neurodegeneration in specific brain regions relate to changes in cognitive function.
Bovard Scholars explore healthcare careers through hands-on learning at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
The immersive Healthcare Day of Discovery introduces high school students to career opportunities within the field.
Large national study finds differences in multiple sclerosis death rates by age, race and geography
The USC-led analysis also found that co-occurring conditions, including high blood pressure and cardiac arrest, were linked to increased mortality among people with MS.
Top Headlines
The new home of USC football doubles the size of the program’s space on campus, building on a championship legacy with an eye toward future success.
Every college football game produces thousands of data points. The new collaboration is turning them into game-day insights for coaches and analysts.
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology has received $7.5 million to establish GeroSCORE, which will advance research on sex differences in aging while serving as a national hub for discovery, collaboration and training.
STORY and VIDEO: USC Viterbi’s David Barnhart discusses how students, faculty and industry partners are working side by side to develop AI-enabled spacecraft while launching tomorrow’s aerospace workforce.
Spotlight: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Powered by the creative energy of Los Angeles, state-of-the-art facilities, a faculty of leading scholars and practitioners, and a global network of industry partners, the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism connects intellectual rigor and professional practice in ways few schools can. Students gain the knowledge, experiences and connections to shape the future of communication, journalism and public relations.
USC United Against Alzheimer’s
Learn how USC researchers and clinicians are making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of the debilitating disease.
Collaborating in Research and Care
This series showcases how USC researchers and clinicians are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention, making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of Alzheimer’s. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
Can we prevent Alzheimer’s disease within a decade?
USC researchers are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
To reduce Alzheimer’s risk, focus on overall health
Researchers across USC are studying how lifestyle and environment influence dementia risk and resilience. They’re finding that what’s good for the body is also good for the brain.
How AI and advanced computing are accelerating Alzheimer’s research
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
Caring Connections
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
