The analysis is the first to control for the effects of tobacco smoking, a factor that likely obscured the heightened risk in earlier studies.
By tracking changes over time, they gained insights into how dietary choices may influence key biological processes.
A new NIH-funded study will use neuroimaging data to learn how pain processing in the brain influences treatment response in endometriosis, which affects millions of women and girls.
The research team created a new AI-powered tool that identifies and quantifies the part of the brain that connects the hemispheres.
The Astrobee collaboration with NASA’s commercial partner Arkisys, a company founded by USC Professor David Barnhart, will strengthen the university’s leadership in space research.
The chemical commonly known as PCE, which is found in consumer products and used in dry cleaning, is shown to triple the risk of liver fibrosis.
Although well-established frameworks help engineers identify privacy risks, there is little practical guidance for choosing the actual tools that are supposed to safeguard data, research from USC experts and colleagues finds.
The USC-developed innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without human assistance.
USC physician-scientists Denis Evseenko and Toby Maher are working on a regenerative drug to block the cells that promote fibrosis, or scarring, in the lungs.
USC Dornsife psychologist Duke Han is co-leading the nationwide effort, which is funded by the National Institute on Aging.
