Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC studied the relationship between PFAS exposure and changes in markers of type 2 diabetes in teens who underwent bariatric surgery, finding that the “forever chemicals” were linked to worse metabolic outcomes five years later….Continue Reading Press release: PFAS exposure may limit improvements in blood sugar after bariatric surgery
Press release: Teens with higher blood levels of PFAS regain more weight after bariatric surgery, study finds
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that the manmade chemicals were linked to greater weight regain and increased waist circumference up to five years after surgery….Continue Reading Press release: Teens with higher blood levels of PFAS regain more weight after bariatric surgery, study finds
Press release: USC study links ultra-processed food intake to prediabetes in young adults
Researchers tracked 85 young adults over a four-year period, finding that increases in ultra-processed food consumption were linked with elevated blood sugar and early signs of diabetes risk….Continue Reading Press release: USC study links ultra-processed food intake to prediabetes in young adults
Press release: USC Superfund Researchers Identify “Forever Chemical” PFHpA as Risk Factor for Severe Liver Disease in Adolescents
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, working within the Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention (ShARP) Center, have uncovered compelling evidence that exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), a lesser-known member of the PFAS family of “forever chemicals, is linked to a significantly higher risk and severity…Continue Reading Press release: USC Superfund Researchers Identify “Forever Chemical” PFHpA as Risk Factor for Severe Liver Disease in Adolescents
Press release: USC study shows how PFAS disrupt healthy function in human liver cells
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used a lab model of the human liver to analyze changes at the cellular…Continue Reading Press release: USC study shows how PFAS disrupt healthy function in human liver cells
Environmental Factor: New Superfund Research Program Center to examine PFAS, liver disease
ShARP Center Director, Vaia Lida Chatzi, M.D., Ph.D., discusses how the center will study the chemicals’ effects on the liver and develop remediation technologies….Continue Reading Environmental Factor: New Superfund Research Program Center to examine PFAS, liver disease
USC Faculty Member Max Aung, PhD, Shares Research Expertise at California Attorney General’s Press Conference
Dr. Max Aung, assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine, joined California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s press conference to address PFAS contamination and the state’s new labeling requirements under Assembly Bill 1200. Drawing from his extensive research on toxic exposures and environmental health disparities, Dr. Aung emphasized the urgent need for stronger policy action…Continue Reading USC Faculty Member Max Aung, PhD, Shares Research Expertise at California Attorney General’s Press Conference
The ReWater Center will Revolutionize Resource Resilience
USC’s new ReWater Center, led by Amy Childress of the Viterbi School of Engineering, is pioneering sustainable water reuse technologies to help address California’s water scarcity. The center brings together experts in engineering, environmental health, and public policy to advance safe and resilient water systems. Several USC faculty involved in the ReWater Center are also…Continue Reading The ReWater Center will Revolutionize Resource Resilience
NIH to award $8 million for new USC Superfund Center to research and address ‘forever chemicals’
It’s Time to Say Goodbye to “Forever Chemicals.” USC scientists from the Keck School of Medicine and the Viterbi School of Engineering have received an $8 million NIH grant to launch the ShARP Center, where they will study the health effects of PFAS “forever chemicals” and develop methods to detect and remove them from water….Continue Reading NIH to award $8 million for new USC Superfund Center to research and address ‘forever chemicals’