Jon R. Weiner
Executive Director,
Health Sciences Public Relations
323-442-2830
jon.weiner@usc.edu
Jennifer Chan
Media Relations
Representative
323-442-3941
chanj@usc.edu
Meghan Lewit
Media Relations
Representative
323-442-3576
lewit@usc.edu
Jane Brust
Associate Vice President
for Health Sciences Public Relations
& Marketing
323-442-2830
Jane.brust@usc.edu
July 2, 2008
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a specific tumor suppressor that manages membrane traffic routes for cellular cleaning and recycling. The study will be published in the July issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology, and...June 27, 2008
Grants will support disease research and development of new stem cell linesLOS ANGELES, June 27, 2008—Researchers and physicians at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and its affiliated Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have been...June 24, 2008
New Technique Can Correct a Smile in Half the TimeLos Angeles, CA--Researchers at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry say they have improved upon a surgical procedure developed by periodontist Tom Wilcko that rapidly straightens teeth, delivering a...June 9, 2008
San Francisco, Calif., June 9, 2008—A study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) found that weight gain was the strongest factor associated with falling beta cell function in Hispanic women, a condition that often leads to diabetes....June 9, 2008
San Francisco, Calif., June 9, 2008—A study by the University of Southern California (USC) suggests the release of lipids from abdominal fat, which drains directly to the liver, increases overnight, providing additional insight as to how abdominal fat is associated...June 9, 2008
San Francisco, Calif., June 8, 2008—A study from the University of Southern California (USC) suggests people of Mexican-American descent who have genetic variants of fat gene FTO and Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) had higher triglyceride and lower HDL levels. The findings...June 9, 2008
San Francisco, CA (June 9, 2008) - The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, announced today that Anne L. Peters, MD, CDE, received the Association's prestigious Outstanding Physician Clinician Award at...June 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES--One of the world’s leading public health experts will become has been named founding director of the new USC Institute for Global Health and chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine of at the Keck School of Medicine of...June 6, 2008
San Francisco, Calif., June 7, 2008— Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have helped identify a genetic variant that regulates glucose levels and also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. The results of the study were presented...June 2, 2008
In an effort to understand how genes work, a collaborative study which includes the University of Southern California (USC) has identified a gene that regulates glucose levels. The results, which will be published in the July issue of the Journal...