Up and coming research: Better air quality may lower dementia risk among older women

Keck School of Medicine researchers found that reduction of air pollution is associated with slower decline in cognition and memory.

Center Updates

NEW RESEARCH: Traffic-related pollution linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease in children

Signs of pre-symptomatic stiffening of the arteries were seen in kids with daily exposure to auto emissions, a new USC study finds. • Read More

NEW RESEARCH: L.A.’s legacy of oil drilling impacts lung function in residents living near active and inactive wells

The harm can rival that of secondhand smoke or living next to a freeway, USC researchers say. • Read More

NEW RESEARCH: Foreign-born Hispanic individuals at highest risk of dying from COVID-19, by far

The USC study of California death certificates shows working-age Latino adults face a significantly higher risk of dying from COVID than U.S.-born men and women who are not Hispanic. • Read More

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Upcoming Events

Sept

5

SCEHSC Seminar Series
Ambient pollution and lung health in the Boston area: Insights from cohort studies of children and adults

Mary Rice, M.D.

Oct

12

SCEHSC Seminar Series
Asthma disparities: At the intersection of place, history and environment

Elizabeth Matsui, M.D.

Nov

10

SCEHSC SEMINAR SERIES
Opportunities for Collaboration

Zhanghua Chen, Ph.D.
Adam de Smith, Ph.D.
V. Wendy Setiawan, Ph.D.

Our mission is to develop the scientific knowledge base, investigative teams, and community engagement needed to reduce the burden of diseases and disability from environmental impacts.

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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Los Angeles, CA 90089-9013

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Supported by NIEHS grant P30ES007048