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- USC Study Identifies Three Unique Cognitive Decline Tracks in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s Patients
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified that preclinical Alzheimer’s disease progresses through stable, slow, and fast cognitive trajectories rather tha...
- USC Study Identifies Three Unique Cognitive Trajectories in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease to Improve Clinical Trial Accuracy
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified three distinct patterns of cognitive progression in preclinical Alzheimer’s patients: stable, slow decline, and fa...
- Keck School of Medicine Researchers Discover PCBP1 Gene Target to Combat Fatal Infant Cardiomyopathy
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Health Technology
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified the PCBP1 gene as a critical regulator in a rare and often fatal form of infant heart disease known as AARS2-relate...
- Global Genetic Analysis of Ten Thousand Patients Identifies Six New Genes Driving Severe Pregnancy Sickness
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Section: Diseases & Conditions
The largest study ever conducted on hyperemesis gravidarum has identified ten genes linked to the condition, including six previously unknown genetic drivers. Published in Nature G...
- USC Neuroscientists Secure NIH Grant to Map Early Alzheimer’s Using Advanced Multiscale Hippocampal Models
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Health Technology
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have received a National Institutes of Health award to investigate how the degradation of specific hippocampal neurons drives cogn...
- USC and NIH Researchers Identify GSK3α as Universal “Stemness Checkpoint” for Maintaining Stem Cell Identity
Published: Apr 9, 2026
Section: Research
A collaborative study by the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the National Institutes of Health has identified the protein GSK3α as a critical checkpoint that prevents stem cells...
- Scientists Identify Universal “Stemness Checkpoint” Protein That Controls Cell Identity Across Species
Published: Apr 9, 2026
Section: Medical News
A landmark study published in Cell Research on April 8, 2026, has identified the protein GSK3α as a universal regulator of stem cell identity. Researchers from the Keck School of M...
- USC Physician-Scientist Mohamed Abou-el-Enein Secures Rare Double Honors From American Society of Gene + Cell Therapy
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Dr. Mohamed Abou-el-Enein has been named the 2026 Outstanding New Investigator by the ASGCT for his decade of contributions to translational medicine. His research team also receiv...
- University Of Southern California Launches Joint Biomedical Engineering Department Uniting Engineering And Medical Schools To Drive Health Technology Innovation
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Research
USC has announced the formal integration of the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Keck School of Medicine into a single joint department. The Alfred E. Mann Department of Biome...
- Global AI Study Finds Severe Stroke Triggers Younger Brain Patterns in Undamaged Regions as Neural Networks Reorganize
Published: Mar 26, 2026
Section: Health
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered that the brains of stroke survivors with severe physical impairment may "rejuvenate" undamaged regions to compensat...
- USC Research Identifies Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer’s Brain Protein Markers Among Older Adults
Published: Mar 14, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A Keck School of Medicine of USC study has revealed significant differences in the accumulation of tau and amyloid proteins across diverse racial and ethnic groups. Findings indica...
- University of Southern California Study Finds Women Face Higher Liver Fibrosis Risks From Metabolic Disorders Than Men
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that type 2 diabetes and high waist circumference trigger more significant liver scarring in women than in men. Analyzing...