Suzanne Wu
Suzanne Wu is the former director of research communications at USC.
Stories by Suzanne Wu:
USC scientists Arthur Toga, Paul Thompson are on the cutting edge of brain mapping
Their work straddles biological science and engineering, bringing improved measurements to clinical treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and autism.
‘Sexting’ cited as high risk behavior in tweens and teens
A new study shows that ‘sexting’ is more than harmless flirting — young teens who sent sexts were almost four times more likely to report being sexually active.
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
Results in mice are first evidence of natural intervention triggering stem cell-dependent regeneration of organ or system.
Republicans in dead heat to challenge California governor, election poll finds
Survey shows that Gov. Jerry Brown maintains a wide lead over challengers.
USC Annenberg aims to predict digital future through The Edison Project
USC Annenberg Innovation Lab initiative proposes that the next wave of economic growth will come from imagination and creativity.
What do women want? Here’s what scientists might have gotten wrong
Despite accepted lore, women’s sexual preferences don’t shift according to their fertility cycle.
USC survey reveals low health care literacy
Forty-two percent of Americans were unable to describe a deductible when the 2013 survey was conducted.
Meat and cheese may be as bad as smoking
Middle-aged people who eat lots of proteins from animal sources — including meat, milk and cheese — are also more susceptible to early death in general.
Studies explore ACA’s effects on Americans with HIV/AIDS
A series of papers in Health Affairs examines how the Affordable Care Act could affect two sectors of the nation’s most vulnerable people.
USC study first to offer detailed map of mouse’s cerebral cortex
The mammalian cerebral cortex, long thought to be a dense single interrelated tangle of neural networks, actually has a “logical” underlying organizational principle.
After death, twin brains show similar patterns of damage
Researchers led by USC psychologist Margaret Gatz compare the brains of twins in which one or both died of Alzheimer’s.
Scientists create first map of brain ‘scaffold’
The researchers offer not only a landmark first map of core white matter pathways, but they also show which connections may be most vulnerable to damage.
USC study reveals strategy to save $70 million in health care
A USC study is part of a national conversation to find evidence-based interventions that lower health care costs.
Support for Obamacare tempered by worry over job loss, out-of-pocket costs
California voters are concerned about economic fallout from the Affordable Care Act, according to results of the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll.
Was it smart to use your phone at that meeting?
A new study co-authored by USC is the first to provide an empirical baseline for how attitudes toward mobile phone use actually break down across gender, age and region.
Gene variant raises risk for colorectal cancer
A common genetic variant that affects one in three people significantly increases the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
Delayed aging is better investment than cancer, heart disease research
A new study showed that research to delay aging and the infirmities of old age would have better population health and economic returns than advances in individual fatal diseases.
California voters concerned about state water supply — until they see the cost
Voter support for a new water transportation system is washed away by the cost of proposed improvements, according to the results of the latest USC Dornsife/LA Times Poll.
Submitted for their approval
By the end of the year, Elsevier plans to roll out the Your Paper, Your Way program across its entire portfolio of 2,300 journals.
USC researchers figure out how to ‘grow’ carbon nanotubes
In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and materials, researchers at USC have solved a long-standing challenge with carbon nanotubes: how to actually build them with specific, predictable atomic structures.
When fear factors in
A little bit of learned fear is a good thing, keeping us from making risky, stupid decisions or falling over and over again into the same trap.
Aging stereotypes can hurt older adults’ memory
Of the many negative stereotypes that exist about older adults, the most common is that they are forgetful, senile and prone to so-called “senior moments.”
Big news about seeing the smallest subjects
Researchers from USC and The Scripps Research Institute gathered this month to discuss the latest advances in how scientists can accurately capture images of the tiniest particles and live biological processes.
Quality trumps affordability at California public universities, poll finds
While a majority of California voters said public university tuition is not affordable, voters said maintaining educational quality was a higher priority than keeping tuition costs down, according to the latest results of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll.