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$17.8 million grant to back research on tobacco-related health risksA new grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products will ensure USC remains at the forefront of research to protect people from tobacco-related health risks. The money will be used to promote biomedical and behavioral research that will be the scientific basis for future tobacco product regulation. |
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Finding the best way to get stroke survivors back on their feetPhysical therapy for stroke survivors can often mean treatment focused on correcting walking asymmetries (such as a limp) so that the individual can walk in an observationally normal way. But is this the best rehabilitation strategy? A new study from the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy looks to answer that question. |
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USC Good Neighbors campaign prepares to launchBeginning Oct. 1, the USC Good Neighbors Campaign will enter its 24th year as one of the university's most important employee-giving initiatives. Since 1995, 784 grants totaling more than $23.5 million have been raised for programs serving HSC and UPC neighborhoods. |
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2018 Massry Prize winners detail cellular oxygen-sensing mechanismWithout oxygen, cells can't metabolize the energy necessary to maintain life. But a healthy level of oxygen within cells is key. Too little oxygen means not enough energy and too much means the cell can enter the death cycle prematurely. The work of the three 2018 Massry Prize laureates illuminated the process that works fundamentally to maintain this essential balance. |
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