Health

A USC study shows hearing aids and cochlear implants make people more sociable and confident, improving overall well-being.

Women in climate-vulnerable neighborhoods were especially affected, according to a recent study led by a USC postdoctoral researcher.

USC researchers have developed a groundbreaking ultrasound device that could reduce our reliance on addictive painkillers.

USC-led research finds that an electric field device placed on the scalp, along with immunotherapy and chemotherapy, may help patients with glioblastoma live longer.

“Biological stochasticity” — random events at the molecular and cellular level — might be one of the biggest, most overlooked drivers of differences in how we age, a USC gerontology expert says.

Research indicates how iron-related oxidative damage and cell death may hasten the development of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.

Part D plans are accelerating cost-shifting to beneficiaries, many of whom won’t reach the law’s new spending cap, a USC Schaeffer Center white paper reports.

A new study from researchers at USC’s Viterbi Information Sciences Institute takes a data-driven look at geographic health care inequities.

Researchers identify “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating.

Alcohol-related liver disease has quietly surged to become the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths. USC is leading the charge to change that.