The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a public medical school located in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1824, it is one of the oldest continuously operating medical schools in the United States. MUSC comprises six colleges offering degrees in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, health professions, and graduate studies. The institution is well-known for its robust research activities, particularly in cancer research, neuroscience, and cardiovascular health. As a leading health care provider, MUSC operates multiple hospitals that serve as primary teaching facilities for students and residents, while also delivering cutting-edge medical care to the community. The university’s mission is focused on improving health care in South Carolina and beyond through education, research, and patient care.
Scientists have discovered that polyploid giant cancer cells, which are monstrously oversized and contain multiple nuclei, may be responsible for disease recurrence after cancer therapy….
Although the brain’s capacity for change is usually slow, it can be rapidly enhanced through psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Using substances like psilocybin, this therapy induces significant…
Preclinical research indicates that nanowired cardiac organoids could one day repair hearts instead of just preventing further damage. Heart disease is a leading cause of…
Neuroscientists at the Medical University of South Carolina use a novel brain imaging technique to visualize subtle brain changes in pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s patients. Neuroscientists from…
According to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, South Carolina is experiencing one of the most significant increases in anal cancer…
Physicians have the best intentions of treating adolescent acne with systemic antibiotics; however, long-term use can perturb the gut microbiome, leading to altered profiles of…
A new non-invasive technique provides a near-real-time view of the human brain’s waste-clearance vessels. A joint research team at the Medical University of South Carolina…
A team of researchers at the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital contributed to a nationwide study on the effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine against hospitalization…
A novel tau protein conformation, cis P-tau, is a toxic early driver of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Silencing of this protein through immunotherapy ameliorates…
Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Current Biology that the brain uses similar visual areas for mental imagery and vision, but it uses…
As e-cigarettes become more popular, fewer people are taking up smoking traditional cigarettes. But can e-cigarettes, an electronic nicotine delivery system, help people quit smoking…
Understanding how cancer cells are able to metastasize — migrate from the primary tumor to distant sites in the body — and developing therapies to…