Medical Research

A USC-led study finds that heartbeat-to-heartbeat blood pressure instability correlates with loss of brain tissue.

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.

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.

A comprehensive literature review from USC and UCLA researchers analyzed the evidence on viscoelastic testing, which can help assess blood clotting during postpartum hemorrhage, and explored the path to its adoption in the U.S.

Scientists create “assembloids,” the most mature and complex kidney structures ever grown in a lab and a tool for developing new therapies.

Insights about brain cell damage after stroke and repair after transplant could pave the way for therapies that extend the treatment window, a USC lab study reveals.

The technique reveals how tiny blood vessels in the brain pulse with each heartbeat — changes that may hold clues to aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant bacteria, “a problem for the whole world, not just India,” study finds.