Research by Keck Medicine of USC indicates that regular hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss correlates with a 24% reduced risk of mortality.…
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A recent study found that physicians reduce prescriptions of opioids and benzodiazepines when notified of a patient’s overdose death, particularly if the notification includes actionable…
New research reveals a significant underdiagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly among older adults and disadvantaged groups. The…
New research suggests that adults aged 60 and older who engage in sedentary behaviors for over 10 hours daily have an elevated risk of developing…
Close-up of the desalination and liquid natural gas export infrastructures in Qatar. Credit: Thomas Anselain, Essam Heggy, Thomas Dobbelaere & Emmanuel Hanert A maritime area…
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC found that fast food consumption is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a serious condition in which…
Researchers have developed a “heart attack on a chip” that replicates some key features of a heart attack in a relatively simple and easy-to-use system.…
Researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern of white matter connectivity in autistic individuals’ brains that is different from that of those with developmental coordination disorder.…
Consuming low-calorie sweeteners also had an impact on the body’s metabolic signaling, which may result in diabetes and other metabolism-related diseases. Using laboratory models, scientists…
Initial data indicates that the diet is safe for Alzheimer’s patients. Short cycles of a low-calorie diet that mimics fasting appeared to lower inflammation and…
A new USC study finds that a mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer’s…
Anorexia is an eating disorder that causes individuals to be overly concerned with their appearance and diet. The largest study to date reveals significant alterations…
According to the study, those who gave away more money had lower results on tests of cognition known to be sensitive to Alzheimer’s disease. Seniors’ willingness…
New research shows stress accelerates the aging of the immune system and could help explain disparities in age-related health. Traumatic life events and everyday stress…
Scientists have discovered evidence that the Earth’s inner core oscillates, contradicting previously held beliefs that it consistently rotates at a faster rate than the planet’s…
AMer surgical rib resection (top), a cartilage and bone bridge form (second from top) and then resolve (third from top) and remodel to regenerate the…
USC professor outlines the characteristics of a “longevity diet” based on a range of nutrition research from studies in laboratory animals to epidemiological research in…
Researchers published a new study that provides insight into the genetic basis of heritable traits using an unusual experimental paradigm that included 240,000 strains of…
Physically removing bad or unwanted memories by altering synapses in the brain may one day be possible. All memory storage devices, from your brain to…
Confocal microscopy image of an adult zebrafish head with neural crest-derived cells in red. The Crump lab has used single-cell sequencing to understand how these…