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New research from biologists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences reveals that mifepristone, a drug best known for its use for ending early pregnancies, might also extend lifespan. The findings could pave the way for…

More than 9 in 10 Los Angeles County residents say homelessness is a pressing issue, and 64% feel its impact in their neighborhoods, according to the most recent findings from the USC Dornsife annual LABarometer survey on livability…

On the sun-baked corner of West 67th Street and South Main Street, shade is hard to come by. The nearly 1,000 students enrolled at the adjacent Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School need relief from rising temperatures. Thanks to…

In a report published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers from Kyushu University have for the first time, provided a clear numerical target for global efforts to tackle marine plastic pollution. By mapping the flow and fate of plastic…

Kyushu University’s Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences (IGSES) and the University of Antwerp's Faculty of Science in Belgium will launch a new joint degree program for doctoral students. The program, called…

A research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism that plays a key role in the disposal of dead cells, shedding light on how our bodies protect themselves from injury and disease. In…

Nager syndrome, or NS, is a rare genetic disease that affects the development of the face and limbs, usually causing anomalies in the bone structures of the jaws, cheeks, and hands. With a prevalence of less than 100 cases ever reported,…

Implantation is the initial step in pregnancy, where the embryo attaches to and enters the endometrium, the inner tissue layer of the uterus. During this process, the cells of the endometrium change to build the right conditions for…

A recent study led by Kyushu University, Tokyo Institute of Technology (renamed Institute of Science Tokyo on October 1, 2024), and University of California San Diego has found that focusing only on increasing the proportion of…

Weeds, fungi, nematodes and insects all cause problems for arable farmers during the production of their crops. The use of chemical pesticides tends to be the preferred option in conventional agriculture, but that option is increasingly…