An evolutionary adaptation that allows one ocean bacteria to thrive could prove to be its Achilles Heel as oceans change, new study reveals.
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Using highly advanced, large-scale computational screening methods developed by USC Dornsife’s Vsevolod “Seva” Katritch, USC researchers evaluate billions of potential compounds to find a promising new drug for Azlheimer’s disease.
Inside the surprising science of how family relationships, home life and policy shape our brains, behavior, physiology and health across generations.
How infants and young children come to understand the world and the role that others play in their cognitive growth is at the heart of Henrike Moll’s research.
How free soil testing is helping families rebuild after catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires.
A USC Dornsife team shows how synapses rapidly adjust when their receptors fail, revealing a new mechanism of neural resilience.
New mapping reveals how naloxone reverses opioid overdose, providing a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs.
USC Dornsife study finds that food insecurity held steady at 24% in 2025, with improvements for low-income households and rising strain among others.
Widespread media coverage and critical grant funding help expand Public Exchange’s CLEAN project.
With near-atomic precision, a USC Dornsife team of scientists visualized for the first time how opioids and the antidote Narcan engage a key brain receptor, offering insight that could lead to improved pain treatments and overdose reversal.