Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Diabetes treatment may keep dementia, Alzheimer's at bay
Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.
Mar 25, 2019
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Medical research
Stem cells that prevent birth defect also repair facial injury
Researchers have pinpointed a primary cause of a rare skull disorder in infants, and the discovery could help wounded soldiers, car-wreck victims and other patients recover from disfiguring facial injuries.
Apr 22, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Stiff vessels, low blood flow in the brain forewarn of dementia
A combination of high blood pressure and decreased blood flow inside the brain may spur the build-up of harmful plaque and signal the onset of dementia, USC researchers have found.
Jun 30, 2017
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Immunology
Stress accelerates immune aging, study finds
Stress—in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination—accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
How our brain networks: Research reveals white matter 'scaffold' of human brain
For the first time, neuroscientists have systematically identified the white matter "scaffold" of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports brain function.
Feb 11, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
How to rewind the clock on arthritic cartilage
A new study in Aging Cell describes how a key protein called Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) might turn back the clock on aging cartilage that leads to osteoarthritis.
Jan 16, 2023
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Health
Soda consumers may be drinking more fructose than labels reveal
Soda consumers may be getting a much higher dose of the harmful sugar fructose than they have been led to believe, according to a new study by the Childhood Obesity Research Center (CORC) at the Keck School of Medicine of ...
Jun 4, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers pluck hair to grow hair
If there's a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little. A team led by USC Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong has demonstrated that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific pattern and density, they ...
Apr 9, 2015
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Genetics
Newly discovered genetic mutation protects against Parkinson's disease and offers hope for new therapies
A previously unidentified genetic mutation in a small protein provides significant protection against Parkinson's disease and offers a new direction for exploring potential treatments, according to a new USC Leonard Davis ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenia disrupts the brain's entire communication system, researchers say
Some 40 years since CT scans first revealed abnormalities in the brains of schizophrenia patients, international scientists say the disorder is a systemic disruption to the brain's entire communication system.
Oct 17, 2017
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