Building A Better “CAR”
In his 1971 State of the Union address, President Richard Nixon dedicated the country to finding a cure for cancer. “The time has come in America when the ... Read More »
Dr. Steve Kay Podcast
Ep 11: Healing the World through Innovation | Dr. Steve Kay of USC MESH Academy What lies at the convergence of innovation, entrepreneurship, and the sciences of human ... Read More »
Scientists develop new way to identify breast cancer tumors
An imaging technique that takes advantage of machine learning technology allows scientists to obtain results quickly, in contrast to traditional, more expensive methods that could take weeks. ... Read More »
New research could change robotic surgery in the future
Andrew Hung is researching methods to train the next generation of surgeons in robotic surgery. (Photo/Van Urfalian) Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC ... Read More »
USC MESH Academy aims to accelerate pace of innovative medical discoveries
Agreement reached with nonprofit will help entrepreneurs bring their bright ideas into the marketplace The USC MESH Academy at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has announced ... Read More »
Patients with early kidney cancer see significant benefits with robotic partial nephrectomy
A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds that robotic partial nephrectomy decreases complications, mortality and other important patient outcomes as compared with open or laparoscopic techniques.
Perfectly punctual or fashionably late, it takes all kinds of cells to build a kidney
Arriving early or late can have big consequences for early-stage cells that gather to form a new kidney, USC researchers discovered.
Your brain is multitasking, using a hunger peptide that tells you when to eat
A USC study shows the brain’s plumbing system serves double duty, flushing waste and channeling a hunger molecule that tells you when you should eat.
Particle shows promise to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer
USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer is a leading cause of death for women. The findings appear today in Nature Communications.