Whether it’s caffeinated or decaffeinated, coffee is associated with lower mortality, which suggests the association is not tied to caffeine.
The project puts curators in direct working relationships with scholars who will use the collections to produce findings at USC and beyond.
According to a Keck School of Medicine of USC study, adults can develop elevated levels of amyloid plaque in the brain up to 10 years before they experience any of the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s. Discovering these plaques so early could help certain patients take better preventive measures.
“If you are feeling low; if you’re feeling that suicide might be an option for you, you have the option to go into emergency mental health services,” says Sara Kintzle, a research associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Long known for its success in business education and athletics, USC is tackling some very public issues, including medical care, homelessness, the economy and the status of veterans.
USC researchers compare physician reimbursement by Medicare Advantage plans to traditional Medicare rates. Until now, experts knew little about the differences.
Dentist Barry Shaffer shoots striking pictures in the Himalayas — a land of ancient monasteries and sweeping vistas.
USC’s Maja Matarić and Margaret Trost are developing IVEY, a small robot to help young patients endure intravenous chemotherapy drugs.
"For the United States, making steady progress in alleviating the humanitarian and economic problems, while maintaining strong deterrence against the nuclear program, is the only way forward," writes David Kang of the USC Dornsife College's Korean Studies Institute.
Paul Aisen of USC's Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute appeared on a list of the top 10 labs and researchers who receive funding from the National Institutes of Health.
