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Neuroscience

Blood vessel dysfunction in temporal lobes linked to mild cognitive impairment

Amit Malewar

Researchers suggest adding blood vessel health to dementia diagnostics.

USC biomedical engineers have harnessed focused ultrasound to improve CRISPR, a revolutionary tool that enables the DNA in living organisms to be modified.
Science

New CRISPR tool allows for remote-controlled gene-editing

Ashwini Sakharkar

Engineers harness focused ultrasound to revolutionize CRISPR's capabilities to treat countless diseases.

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Psychology

Masks make it difficult to read emotions, study

Pranjal Malewar

Decoding emotions, especially sadness, behind masks requires extra brain power.

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AI & Machine Learning

New AI can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior

Ashwini Sakharkar

It can improve brain-computer interfaces and discover new brain patterns.

Protein–DNA binding.
Biology

New AI model can predict accuracy of protein–DNA binding

Amit Malewar

It promises to reduce the time required to develop new drugs and other medical treatments.

This wearable bioelectronic system, tested in animal models, may eventually improve monitoring and administer treatments such as controlled drug release and electrical stimulation for people with chronic wounds.
Health

Smart bandage helps improve chronic wound monitoring and healing

Ashwini Sakharkar

Advanced electronic bandages hold the potential to revolutionize the treatment of chronic wounds.

The pathways in the brain highlighted are those most affected by conclusion.
AI & Machine Learning

New AI helps diagnose traumatic brain injury early with 99% accuracy

Amit Malewar

Do You Have A Mild Concussion?

Clear experimental skull implant may enable functional ultrasound imaging of the brain for patients with serious head injuries.
Health

New brain imaging technique uses a transparent window in patient’s skull

Ashwini Sakharkar

Functional ultrasound imaging can record brain activity through a transparent skull implant.

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Health

Fasting diet reduces disease risk and biological age in humans

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Changes in markers indicate reduced disease risk from fasting-mimicking diet.

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Health

Growing liver cancer rates in successive Mexican American generations

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Rising liver cancer risk in generations of Mexican Americans: Multiethnic cohort study.

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Health

Racial discrimination’s impact on care for black cancer survivors

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Black cancer patients dealing with racial discrimination in healthcare.

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Health

Early-stage ovarian cancer blood test developed by USC

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Liquid biopsy OvaPrintâ„¢ for high-grade serous ovarian cancer risk assessment.

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Health

11 genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer mutations

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Using germline sequencing to guide prostate cancer gene panel testing.

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Health

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with daily decision-making

Vidya Nagalwade

Mild cognitive impairment is linked with everyday decision making.

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Biology

Linking lipid metabolism changes to the stress response

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Lipid homeostasis and optimal ER stress response.

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Health

Unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread discovered

Dr. Prajakta Banik

GRP78/BiP: A stress-induced transcriptional regulator.

Human induced motor neurons
Health

Studies point the way to broadly effective treatments for ALS

Pranjal Malewar

The discovery could represent another effective strategy for treating many different forms of ALS.

mapping protein communication
Science

Study highlights how organs communicate with each other

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists uncovered the proteins involved in key communication networks.

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Science

Earth’s inner core oscillates, study

Pranjal Malewar

The Earth moves far under our feet.

Identifying DNA Variants in a better way
Science

Identifying DNA Variants in a better way

Amit Malewar

A better way to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes.

A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons
Quantum Computing

A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons

Amit Malewar

Breakthrough in quantum photonics promises a new era in optical circuits.

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Space

Moon’s subsurface is more metal-rich than previously thought

Amit Malewar

New observations could challenge previous theories of how the Moon was formed.

The first-ever student designed and student-built rocket past the boundary of space.
Space

The first entirely student-designed and built rocket reached the space

Ashwini Sakharkar

A team of undergraduates at the University of Southern California's Rocket Propulsion Laboratory just successfully launched an 8-inch diameter, 13-foot tall rocket called Traveler...

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