Medical research
Fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for treating people with inflammatory bowel disease
What if a special diet could reduce inflammation and repair your gut?
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Oncology & Cancer
Bioluminescent deep-sea creatures illuminate the effectiveness of new cancer therapies
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new laboratory tool, which is poised to improve the development and effectiveness of a burgeoning group of therapies that use patients' immune systems to ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Medical research
Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking
A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells' growth by stunting the cells' biological clock.
Jan 23, 2019
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Neuroscience
Blood-brain barrier breakdown an early driver of dementia, study says
Leaky capillaries in the brain portend early onset of Alzheimer's disease as they signal cognitive impairment before hallmark toxic proteins amyloid and tau appear, new USC research shows.
Jan 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers discover abundant source for neuronal cells
USC researchers seeking a way to study genetic activity associated with psychiatric disorders have discovered an abundant source of human cells—the nose.
Dec 13, 2018
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Medical research
Study examines disruption of circadian rhythm as risk factor for diseases
USC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key organ tasks can contribute to diseases when its natural rhythm is disrupted.
Dec 11, 2018
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Medical research
Discovery may lead to safer drugs to save more women in childbirth
Postpartum hemorrhaging is the world's leading cause of death for women during and after childbirth, and the third-leading cause in the United States alone. Many doctors in developing countries have turned to the drug misoprostol ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Health
How fast you walk says a lot about your health
During a doctor's appointment, there's a few measures that quickly get a physician up to speed on our current health, such as measuring blood pressure and checking our BMI. But researchers say it could be helpful to add one ...
Nov 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biomarkers may predict Zika-related birth defects
USC researchers have identified biomarkers associated with severe birth defects in babies born to women infected with the Zika virus, a discovery that could lead to screening tests and a better understanding about how the ...
Nov 2, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Asthma may contribute to childhood obesity epidemic
Toddlers with asthma are more likely to become obese children, according to an international study led by USC scientists.
Oct 9, 2018
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