Study Finds Lead in Baby Teeth of Children Near Former Exide Plant in California
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a Keck School of Medicine of [...]
New Study Links Disadvantages in Life to Increased Smoking Risk
The more disadvantages you face, the more likely you are to smoke — and have difficulty quitting — according to a new Keck School of Medicine of USC [...]
Advance in Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment Eliminates Severe Side Effects
Though the study, led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was designed to assess safety, six out of 11 lymphoma patients who received a commonly used [...]
USC Stem Cell Scientist Gage Crump Explores Skeletal Development in New Study
How do our skeletons form during embryonic development? To approach this question, researchers at the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Gage Crump looked to our not-so-distant relative: the [...]
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice reversed with special diet
A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers [...]
Experts Develop New Tool to Track Injuries in Older Adults
A new tool for documenting injuries in older adults may provide better evidence for elder abuse cases. An estimated 10 percent of older adults experience some form of [...]
Bioluminescent deep-sea creatures illuminate effectiveness of new cancer therapies
The Topanga assay uses the luciferase genes originally isolated from bioluminescent marine organisms, specifically certain crustaceans and deep sea shrimp, which produce extremely bright light-producing enzymes. (Photo/Shutterstock) [...]
Bioluminescent deep-sea creatures illuminate the effectiveness of new cancer therapies
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new laboratory tool, which is poised to improve the development and effectiveness of a burgeoning group [...]
Does air pollution make teens eat fattening foods?
Could air pollution be making us fat? A new USC study suggests that exposure to traffic pollution during childhood makes adolescents 34 percent more likely to eat foods [...]