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Tag: Health
First NEMO Prizes fund research partnerships at the intersection of health and engineering
Awards were given to two USC research teams to fund collaborations between engineering and one or more of the university’s five health sciences schools.
Could AI help us prepare for the next pandemic?
Elizabeth Ondula, a USC doctoral student in computer science, examines how policymakers and administrators can leverage AI to prepare for an infectious disease outbreak.
Shri Narayanan named USC vice president for presidential initiatives
With expertise bridging a wide range of disciplines from computer science to linguistics and medicine, Narayanan will focus on bringing together presidential “moonshots” and expanding their reach.
Q&A with Shri Narayanan, USC’s new vice president for presidential initiatives
Narayanan, a multidisciplinary scholar with the mind of a scientist and the heart of a musician, sees technology as a powerful force for positive change.
USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo named one of Time magazine’s 2024 ‘Women of the Year’
The recognition follows the Keck School of Medicine professor’s recent study that showed that a hormone produced by the fetus triggers nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
Fasting-like diet lowers risk factors for disease, reduces biological age in humans
A USC study shows how cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet reduce insulin resistance, liver fat, immune system aging and biological age in clinical trial patients.
This common medication could save half a million children’s lives each year. So why is it underprescribed?
A new study by researchers at USC explains why kids aren’t getting a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhea.
Nanoparticles ‘hitchhike’ on immune cells to catch cancer metastasis early
USC Viterbi researchers have designed particles that can light up the lymph node cancer cells otherwise undetectable by MRI.
Study links ‘forever chemicals’ contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC studied how dietary patterns relate to levels of PFAS in the body over time.