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• Researchers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Find Diet-Induced Obesity Accelerates Leukemia

  

  The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

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• USC Researchers Develop Method to Detect Genetic Mutations in Prostate Cancer

  

  Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in collaboration with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics scientists, have discovered a way to detect genetic mutations in patients with advanced prostate cancer based on a blood test. They are hopeful that this method will lead to greater understanding of and better therapies for the disease and other cancers.

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• New Technology Designed for Cancer Detection

  

  Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, working with engineers at the California Institute of Technology, have developed a new process for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs), cancer cells shed by tumors into the bloodstream. The test will allow physicians to more accurately and quickly check the status of a patient’s cancer and response to treatment.

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• Cancer researcher receives grant to develop treatment for common childhood cancer

  

  Fatih Uckun of the Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a $2.5 million grant to develop a new class of anti-cancer drugs

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• President Nikias gives first address to faculty on Health Sciences campus

  

  Speaking to faculty on the Health Sciences campus in his first major speech about the academic future of the university, USC President C. L. Max Nikias answered the question of why he chose this campus.

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• White coat ceremony welcomes newest medical students

  

  Pride radiated from the faces of parents and families as new students, one by one, donned their white coats, symbols of the health professions they were entering.

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• USC Releases Statement on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Injunction

  

  Statement from USC stem cell researcher Martin Pera on court ruling blocking federal financing for embryonic stem cell research

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