Neuroscience
Rare eye condition gives scientists a chance to improve brain scan studies
There is an elephant in the room each time scientists conduct a brain scan study.
Mar 4, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Study shows Native American ancestry a risk factor for eye disease
New research led by the University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, shows for the first time that Native American ancestry is a significant risk factor for vision-threatening diabetic ...
Aug 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New target for prostate cancer treatment discovered
Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) scientists have found a promising new therapeutic target for prostate cancer. The findings offer evidence that a newly discovered member of a family of cell surface ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer
Scientists at USC and UC San Diego have discovered a potential novel target for treating glioblastoma, the deadly brain cancer that took the life of Sen. John McCain and kills 15,000 Americans a year.
Aug 27, 2019
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Health
How to avoid sleep deprivation: Make these simple lifestyle changes
If your mental or physical health is suffering, a lack of sleep may be to blame. Are you getting enough shuteye?
Oct 23, 2018
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Medications
How to prevent opioid addiction before it begins
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers are working to combat opioid addiction before it can begin.
Apr 16, 2018
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Medical research
At the molecular level, aging is not always a matter of 'pay later'
A new USC Dornsife study indicates that aging may have originated at the very beginning of the evolution of life, at the same time as the evolution of the first genes.
Sep 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers confirm new cancer-causing virus
An important new study from the Laboratory for Developmental Genetics at USC has confirmed cytomegalovirus (CMV) as a cause of the most common salivary gland cancers. CMV joins a group of fewer than 10 identified oncoviruses ...
Nov 15, 2011
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Genetics
Research determines apparent genetic link to prostate cancer in African-American men
Some men of African descent may have a higher genetic risk of developing prostate cancer, according to research conducted at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
May 23, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy
A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic regulators, which control the activity of genes.
Oct 29, 2021
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