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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...
- Bionic Breakthrough as Bidirectional Brain Interface Restores Movement and Sensation in Paraplegia Clinical Trials
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Research
Researchers from USC, Caltech, and UC Irvine have successfully tested a first-of-its-kind "bionic suit" that allows patients to control robotic legs through thought while simultane...
- 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...
- USC Freshman Partially Blinded by Federal Projectile During ‘No Kings’ Protest in Los Angeles
Published: Apr 9, 2026
Section: US & Canada
Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old student at the University of Southern California, lost his right eye after being struck by a projectile fired by a Department of Homeland Security (D...
- Keck Medicine of USC Study Finds Occasional Heavy Drinking Triples Advanced Liver Fibrosis Risk
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Medical News
New research involving over 8,000 adults reveals that episodic heavy drinking—even just once a month—significantly increases the risk of advanced liver scarring in individuals with...
- 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...
- USC Engineers Develop Graphene-Based Memory Chip Capable of Withstanding Temperatures Exceeding 700 Degrees Celsius
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A research team at the University of Southern California has created a record-breaking memristor device that operates reliably at temperatures hotter than molten lava. Utilizing a...
- 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...