Could a decades-old antidepressant treat prostate cancer?
Mitchell Gross, left, and Jean Shih are working on a pilot study of the MAO inhibitor phenelzine to treat men with recurrent prostate cancer. (Photos/Phil Channing and ... Read More »
Study connects secondhand smoke to liver disease
In the United States, between 30% and 40% of adults are affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The disease is also the most common liver problem ... Read More »
Keck School’s Ophthalmology, Physiology/Neuroscience departments top NIH funding list
Seven departments at Keck School of Medicine USC are in the top 10 nationally in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the rankings of ... Read More »
Keck School’s Street Med program featured in Sunday LAT
Brett Feldman, Eddie Menacho and Gabrielle Johnson work as part of the Street Medicine team at USC, which provides medical care to people who are living on ... Read More »
USC’s new Alzheimer’s study featured in TV report
If it’s confirmed that a drug can remove memory-stealing plaques from the brain before the damage from Alzheimer’s disease is already done, “we may really change the course ... Read More »
Vapers Show Cancer-Associated Biological Changes Similar to Smokers
(Photo/shutterstock). Biologically important changes in DNA seen in smokers are also being found in people who vape, according to a new study published in the journal ... Read More »
Keck School’s ATRI to launch massive trial of drug that could treat Alzheimer’s
Colored light micrograph of brain tissue from an Alzheimer's disease sufferer. Both of the classic pathological features of this disease are seen here. Both of these abnormalities ... Read More »
Prof. Bluthenthal talks needle exchange programs at Cato Institute
By Landon Hall Prof. Ricky Bluthenthal talked about the research behind needle-exchange programs during a forum at the Cato Institute on Jan. 15. And he had plenty of
Scientist wants to help people with hearing loss gain access to music
When Ray Goldsworthy was 13, he contracted spinal meningitis. Antibiotics saved his life but destroyed the cells in his inner ears responsible for processing sound. “Within the span ... Read More »