A new clinical trial based on a USC Dornsife researcher’s pioneering work on liquid biopsy will investigate whether a simple blood test could help detect breast cancer as early as Stage I. Read More
National study led by USC Dornsife researcher finds neuroticism was associated with greater and more persistent mental distress during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
The joint study by USC Dornsife and Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers will test whether mindfulness training can enhance and help sustain the benefits of psychedelic therapy. Read More
Research led by USC Dornsife psychology professor Margaret Gatz finds that Tsimané and Mosetén communities, who live pre-industrial lifestyles in the Bolivian Amazon, experience fairly common rates of new dementia cases — but shorter survival after diagnosis. Read More
Funded by ARPA-H, the research team — which includes researchers at Keck School of Medicine, USC Dornsife and USC Viterbi — will collect detailed data on brain activity, sleep, smartphone use and more to identify risks and protective factors among USC students with depression. Read More
USC Dornsife research finds that physically strenuous work may not offer the same brain protection as voluntary leisure-time exercise and may even increase dementia risk. Read More
USC Dornsife historian Peter Westwick and Jason Kutch of USC’s Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy — both surfers — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force. Read More
A USC Dornsife-led study shows how combining evolutionary genetics with infectious disease research can reveal clues about why one disease can affect different people in different ways. Read More
USC Dornsife researchers uncover a new gut-brain connection that turns meals into memories, and may offer novel ways to protect cognitive health. Read More
USC Dornsife researchers find reduced volume in areas of the brain connected to memory formation, indicating a potential link between TV watching and higher dementia risk. Read More
