Health

Mark Sturdevant, a transplant surgeon with the USC Transplant Institute, lists key differentiators.

The collaboration has advanced the professional status, educational standards and workforce capacity of occupational therapy in mainland China.

COMMENCEMENT: Faith Huss, who served in the U.S. Army for 10 years prior to attending USC, will use her nutrition and dietetics expertise to serve patients at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Long Beach.

For the second time in a row, Keck Hospital of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital received the highest grade possible for quality and safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety.

Wynnie Nguyen was awarded a grant from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund for studies aiming to stimulate growth of new brain cells and, ultimately, reverse the course of dementia.

The study, led by USC Leonard Davis Instructional Associate Professor Roberto Vicinanza, found that people who closely follow a Mediterranean-style diet have higher levels of two mitochondrial microproteins.

The study, which analyzed DNA from more than 10,000 women, identified a total of 10 genes linked to the most severe form of pregnancy sickness.

Stroke survivors with severe motor impairment show signs of brain “youthfulness” in undamaged regions.

Using a National Institutes of Health grant, the team hopes to identify critical changes in the progression of Alzheimer’s that could lead to earlier, more effective treatments.

The technology company and the university are creating a framework designed to connect research and patient care across USC’s healthcare system.