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Surprising Results in USC Study of Twins
December 19, 2011Older female cancer survivors are significantly more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment after diagnosis and treatment compared to their twin sibling with no history of cancer, a USC study found. The risk… more>
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A Digital Landscape of Diseases
October 18, 2011USC Dornsife scientists and their colleagues have been awarded a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study disease connections as part of a collective of research centers. Jasmine Zhou,… more>
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June 30, 2010
Of Plants, Flies and Men
A torrent of fluorescent light rushes out onto the cement floor as Marie-Stanislas Remigereau opens the door to the growth chamber. Inside are hundreds of small plants precisely arranged in black trays that flank both walls up… more>
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Decoy Pill Saves Brain Cells
January 31, 2007Tricking a key enzyme can soothe over-excited receptors in the brain, say neuroscientists, calling this a possible strategy against stroke, Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Lead author Michel Baudry… more>
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USC College Discovery Sheds Light on Rare Immune Disease
January 1, 2007USC College researchers have provided the first 3-D view of a protein from an enzyme family that, through its ability to mutate genes, can both help and hinder human health. Reporting in the Dec. 24 online edition of Nature,… more>
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Protein Switches Immune Response
July 27, 2006A single protein can turn on and off a key component of the immune system by changing partners in an elegant genomic dance, said researchers at USC and Harvard Medical School. Because autoimmune diseases such as arthritis… more>
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Fast Fading Visual Image May Signal Retreating Memory
January 1, 2005A new study by USC College scientists links a deficit in visual memory to the mild cognitive impairments that may precede Alzheimer’s disease By Eva Emerson January 2005 A simple test of visual short-term memory may… more>
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Resolving Inflammation
August 1, 2004Inspired by nature, USC College chemist Nicos Petasis synthesizes compounds that help shed light on inflammation and offer a new approach to halting its damaging effects. By Eva Emerson August 2004 Even the tiniest paper… more>
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