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Newborn cells in the epileptic brain provide a potential target for treatment
By Cristy Lytal (Originally posted at USC Stem Cell) Over the years, everyone loses a few brain cells. A study led by scientists from USC Stem Cell and the USC Neurorestoration Center presents evidence that adults can replenish at least some of what they’ve lost by generating new brain cells, and… Read More »
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Newborn cells in the epileptic brain provide a potential target for treatment
April 5th, 2022By Cristy Lytal (Originally posted at USC Stem Cell) Altered cells create an electrical “fire” in patients with epilepsy. (BioRender illustration by Aswathy Ammothumkandy/Bonaguidi Lab/USC Stem Cell) Over the years, everyone loses…
Eight Keck School of Medicine departments rank in top 10 for NIH funding
February 15th, 2022The Keck School of Medicine continues its rise in NIH rankings By Joanne Shen Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III Eight departments at the…
Breakthrough in brain imaging may offer future alternative to functional MRI
June 9th, 2021Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, working with a Caltech team, demonstrate possibilities of innovative imaging technology to visualize brain function. By Jeremy Deutchman Charles Liu and Jonathan Russin The gold…
Keck School faculty make Business Journal’s ‘Top Docs in L.A.’ list
February 3rd, 2020Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III Eighteen members of the faculty at Keck School of Medicine of USC were included in the Los Angeles…
Skid Row Carnival of Love – January 25, 2020
January 29th, 2020On January 25, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program and the Nurses of USC participated in the Wayfarer Foundation’s Skid Row Carnival of Love. The Wayfarer Foundation founder and chairman, Justin…
Patrick C. Hsieh given endowed professorship
February 7th, 2019Patrick Hsieh (Photo/Courtesy) Patrick C. Hsieh, MD, has been named the Edwin M. Todd/Trent H. Wells Jr. Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Hsieh, who is…
Steven Giannotta named Dr. Martin H. Weiss Chair in Neurological Surgery
February 7th, 2019Steven Giannotta (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III) Steven Giannotta, MD, has been named the Dr. Martin H. Weiss Chair in Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He serves as chair…
Pituitary tumors that invade bone, brain to be focus of USC research
December 19th, 2018Gabriel Zada, MD, a neurosurgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research pituitary adenomas, which are commonly occurring yet little-studied tumors arising from…
How the Keck School of Medicine of USC is battling brain surgeon burnout
February 9th, 2018When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren’t immune to its effects. For doctors training to become neurosurgeons, burnout is common, and certain workplace stressors — like unrewarding mentor relationships, difficult…
Cerebrovascular team joins former patient for second marathon
March 16th, 2017From left, Jonathan Russin, MD, stands at the finish line of the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon with former patient Kathy Nguyen and her husband, Robby. (Photo/Mary Dacuma) A former patient…