Research

Research suggests that the health of short-range brain wiring may help protect thinking abilities when gray matter declines.

Using advanced 3D genome mapping technology to study prostate cancer cells, USC researchers have discovered a new feature of gene control networks that could help fight cancer.

For Jose “Gabe” Rios, surgery and infusions at the USC Brain Tumor Center have been vital in managing neurofibromatosis type 2, a rare but debilitating genetic condition.

USC researchers developed a technique that uses focused ultrasound to temporarily “light up” solid tumors, giving cancer-fighting immune cells a target they can finally recognize.

Trojans turned the world into a laboratory, part of a broad research footprint that stretched across the globe.

Two back-to-back grants fund USC studies to investigate PFAS as a novel risk factor for two cancers and to find ways to mitigate that risk.

USC Viterbi analytics students are creating a comprehensive database so the Trojans have quick access the insights needed to win on the gridiron.

“It is a really exciting time for robotics,” Yusuf Umut Ciftci says. “There are a lot of unknowns, a lot of room for improvement and a lot of room for impact.”

USC research finds that physically strenuous work may not offer the same brain protection as voluntary leisure-time exercise and may even increase dementia risk.

USC researchers found that exposure to common air pollutants was associated with different patterns of cortical thickness in two groups of older adults, pointing to a potentially complex relationship between pollution, aging and brain health.