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High cholesterol leads to long-term liver scarring and immune cell dysfunction in lab study
Excess cholesterol accelerates damage of fatty liver disease, according to Keck School of Medicine of USC research By Wayne Lewis There’s a long-established link between a high-fat, high-sugar diet and fatty liver disease, which can lead to life-threatening conditions such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Now, new research… Read More »
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High cholesterol leads to long-term liver scarring and immune cell dysfunction in lab study
September 16th, 2022Excess cholesterol accelerates damage of fatty liver disease, according to Keck School of Medicine of USC research By Wayne Lewis Image of fatty liver disease showing triglyceride fat accumulated inside liver cells….
Keck School of Medicine Welcomes the Class of 2026
August 8th, 2022White coats represent next step in the journey to become doctors By Hope Hamashige A member of the Class of 2026 receives her white coat August 5 as part of the annual…
Largest Medicare Advantage Plans Pay Big Markups for Dialysis
August 3rd, 2022By USC Schaeffer Center Large dialysis chains charge Medicare Advantage plans 27% more for dialysis services compared with what they charge the traditional, fee-for-service Medicare program, according to a new USC analysis. …
Willingness to give away money among older adults linked to cognitive profile of early Alzheimer’s disease
June 15th, 2022A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, one of the first to test the relationship using real money, showed participants who gave away more money scored significantly lower…
Research award accelerates USC’s work on next-generation cell therapy for prostate cancer
May 19th, 2022The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $5.8 million to researchers in the Jane Ann Nohl Division of Hematology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. By Zara Abrams Preet M….
USC endocrinologist takes Alzheimer’s disease research in new directions
February 25th, 2022By studying the APOE4 gene and its impact on brain inflammation and metabolism of fatty acids, Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher discovers potential new ways to prevent cognitive decline By…
USC scientists discover a novel therapeutic target to treat fatty liver disease
October 29th, 2021(Illustration/iStock) About 80 million Americans have fatty liver disease unrelated to alcohol abuse. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with obesity and diabetes, and can lead to more severe liver damage such…
A Trojan Helps Fellow Diabetics in Need
June 25th, 2021Bret Hankey President of Hankey Group and Vice Chairman of Westlake Financial Services Even under the best of circumstances, managing diabetes can be extremely challenging. Bret Hankey is one of the lucky…
Virtual celebration has a lot to offer Keck School alumni this Friday
November 9th, 2020The Annual Meeting and Healthcare Conference at the Keck School of Medicine, happening all day Friday, Nov. 13, will be a virtual affair. We’re all used to the shift to online by…
Join the Introduction to Clinical Medicine 50th anniversary celebration
October 28th, 2020Medical students at the Health Sciences Campus. By Landon Hall You’d think something called “Intro to Clinical Medicine” would have been the cornerstone of any medical education program right from the start….