Health

Shera is recognized for his pioneering research that enhances understanding of how the human ear separates and detects sound.

Professors Gauri Rao and Prashant Dogra are using AI to accelerate drug development at USC Mann.

When the Placentia public safety dispatcher learned that thousands of people die waiting for a liver donation each year, she decided to become a donor — and help someone she’d never met.

USC researchers identified a biological pathway that helps activate the immune response against certain types of cancer.

After Dionne Harmon — a nonsmoker and marathon runner — learned she had lung cancer, a USC team used advanced tech and medicine to get her on the path to wellness.

Because risk factors such as low education, high blood pressure and smoking vary widely, a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention won’t work.

Public health concerns remain for those adults who frequently misuse stimulant medications, according to a review from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

The largest diffusion MRI network analysis of bipolar disorder to date reveals subtle but widespread differences in brain communication pathways involved in emotion, reward and cognitive control.

Karolina Charaziak’s five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will support research on how the inner ear processes complex sounds, such as speech and music.

The report highlights progress against cancer while underscoring persistent inequities and funding concerns.