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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 24

.@washingtonpost quoted Mariana Stern of @KECKSchool_USC discussing the possible links between red meat and cancer. washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Marinating red meat for an hour before cooking it has been shown to reduce carcinogens by as much as 88 percent.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 22

.@washingtonpost quoted Patrick Turley of @USCDornsife discussing how tech start-up Orchid Health offers embryo genome screening to predict and potentially prevent over 1,200 genetic conditions. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are skeptical.

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 21

.@nytimes quoted Kian Asanad of @KeckMedicineUSC and @KECKSchool_USC on the potential impact of finasteride, a hair-loss medication, on male fertility. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/wel…

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 20

.@CNN quoted Jeffrey Klausner of @KECKSchool_USC discussing how a recall of Pfizer’s Bicillin L-A, the only approved treatment for syphilis during pregnancy, is threatening progress against the rising rates of congenital syphilis in the United States. cnn.com/2025/07/16/hea…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during...

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 19

.@ConversationUS ran an op-ed by Diane Winston of @USCDornsife about Jimmy Swaggart’s legacy. theconversation.com/jimmy-swaggart…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Swaggart’s calls for a return to conservative Christian norms live on in today’s world of tradwives, limited access to abortion and calls to repeal gay marriage, writes a scholar of religion.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 18

.@latimes quoted Holly Willis of @USCCinema discussing how, as generative AI becomes more embedded in Hollywood latimes.com/entertainment-…

USCPressroom's tweet card. As AI creeps further into Hollywood, screenwriters like Billy Ray, Paul Schrader, Bong Joon Ho and Todd Haynes, along with a new class of tech disruptors, are navigating the uncertain future of...

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 11

.@latimes quoted Wändi Bruine de Bruin of @USCDornsife and @USCPrice on managing wildfire health risks. latimes.com/environment/st…

USCPressroom's tweet card. The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter...

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 10

.@CNN quoted Wendy Wood, professor emeritus of @USCDornsife, on habit formation in adults. cnn.com/2025/06/26/hea…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Discipline is promoted to everyone looking to start making better habits, but when that’s not working, you should try devotion instead.

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 8

.@WSJ spoke with Nathan Perl-Rosenthal of @USCDornsife about U.S. professors considering opportunities in Europe. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

USCPressroom's tweet card. The U.K., France and other countries have set up funds to help U.S. researchers relocate to the continent.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jul 7

.@CBSNews quoted Aya Gruber of @USCGouldLaw discussing how Barry Morphew was re-indicted for the 2020 murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, after new evidence revealed her body had been moved at least twice post-mortem. cbsnews.com/news/suzanne-m…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Husband Barry Morphew rearrested as authorities link him to animal tranquilizers found in wife Suzanne Morphew's bone marrow.

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 27

.@CNN quoted Jody Agius Vallejo of @USCDornsife on the impact of recent immigration raids in L.A. cnn.com/2025/06/15/us/…

USCPressroom's tweet card. In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also...

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 26

.@ConversationUS ran an op-ed by Eunyoung Choi of @USCLeonardDavis discussing her study, which found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. theconversation.com/extreme-heat-s…

USCPressroom's tweet card. People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 25

.@latimes quoted Jean Reisz of @USCGouldLaw discussing how, despite widespread ICE raids targeting undocumented workers across Los Angeles, the Trump administration has largely avoided prosecuting employers who hire them. latimes.com/business/story…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Immigration raids in Los Angeles have affected rank and file employees, not the business owners who hired them. Here's what experts say about who ICE targets and why.

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 24

.@MensHealthMag quoted Brian Toy of @KeckMedicineUSC and @KECKSchool_USC in a story talking about various skincare mistakes that men make. menshealth.com/grooming/a6504…

USCPressroom's tweet card. From not washing your sheets frequently enough to delaying your post-gym shower.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 23

.@TheAtlantic quoted Anne L. Peters of @KeckMedicineUSC and @KECKSchool_USC on how continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), once life-changing tools for diabetics, have become a wellness obsession promoted by MAHA influencers and Trump-era health officials. theatlantic.com/family/archive…

USCPressroom's tweet card. The continuous glucose monitor is emblematic of the movement’s emphasis on self-reliance.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 22

.@latimes highlighted a study by David Tran of @KeckMedicineUSC and @KECKSchool_USC on using Tumor Treating Fields therapy with immunotherapy and chemotherapy to help patients with glioblastoma live longer. latimes.com/b2b/health-lif…

USCPressroom's tweet card. USC researchers are exploring how electric fields, combined with immunotherapy and chemotherapy, could extend survival for patients with glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 21

.@ABC quoted David Carter of @USCMarshall talking about how Louisiana is set to become the first state to raise its sports betting tax to fund public university athletic departments amid the NCAA’s new rules on direct athlete compensation. abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSto…

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USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 20

.@NBCNews quoted Perry B. Johnson of @USCAnnenberg discussing how Sabrina Carpenter’s provocative new album cover for Man’s Best Friend has reignited debate over sexual expression in pop culture. nbcnews.com/pop-culture/mu…

USCPressroom's tweet card. The cover of the pop star's new album has sparked a familiar debate about sex, gender dynamics and art.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 18

.@EarthDotCom quoted Scott Kanoski of @USCDornsife discussing his research on neurons that help the brain track when and what to eat. earth.com/news/our-brain…

USCPressroom's tweet card. Meal memories stored in the hippocampus help control hunger timing. Disrupting these memories in rats led to more frequent eating.

USC Press Room@USCPressroom · Jun 17

.@NBCNews quoted Dean Elizabeth Daley of @USCCinema exploring the growing use of AI in filmmaking and education. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…

USCPressroom's tweet card. “It's being used by everybody that doesn't talk about the fact that they're using it,” Michael Burns, vice chairman of Lionsgate, said at a panel conversation at Runway's AI Film Festival.