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Pregnant women deficient in vitamin D may give birth to obese children

Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy might help stem childhood obesity.
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USC Experts Available to Discuss Drug Prices, Clinton’s Healthcare Agenda

Hyemin Lee, Nicole Mayes and Erin Barry
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USC students advise unlikely program that supports national education offerings

Three recent USC Price grads got the chance to work with a foundation launched by the iconic rock band Metallica.
Social Impact

USC Dornsife Launches 2020 Election Tracking Poll; Biden Leads by 11 Points

Masters-level interns at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work have long offered therapy online to more than a hundred patients throughout California each week through the USC Telehealth clinic.
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They combat the stress and anxiety of hundreds of Californians — from their own homes

As the new coronavirus spreads across the world, the telehealth clinic at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work sees increased demand for counseling related to stress and anxiety.
A worker investigates at the Exide facility, which released 3,500 tons of lead until it closed as part of a legal settlement for its hazardous waste production. (Photo/Department of Toxic Substances Control)
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Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant

A new USC study revealed high amounts of lead in the teeth of children in five Los Angeles communities and reinforced the need to test for lead exposure before and during pregnancy.
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Ming Hsieh, Founder of Cogent, Donates $50 Million to USC To Endow New Institute for Research on Engineering-Medicine for Cancer

A surgeon sitting at a robotic system with red veins all round.
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Performing the world’s first bladder transplant: How a USC urologist blazed the trail

Renowned USC urologic surgeon Inderbir “Indy” Gill is on the verge of performing the world’s first human bladder transplant clinical trial. His skills in robotic surgery — and zeal for innovation — are making it possible.
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Women who have their last baby after 35 are mentally sharper in old age, study finds

Participants in the study were tested on verbal memory, attention and concentration, and visual perception.
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Princeton Review Founder Establishes Endowed Chair at USC