
‘Hunger hormone’ turns eating less into eating more
If scientists can suppress ghrelin’s activity in the brain, they may be able to cut down on the desire to overeat.
If scientists can suppress ghrelin’s activity in the brain, they may be able to cut down on the desire to overeat.
USC Schaeffer Center and Brookings Institution researchers analyze concerns, trends and policy considerations critical for the sustainability of Medicare.
USC psychologist and health care expert team with Virginia engineers to devise a method for combating overeating.
Conversations about the annual treats and sweets may help children lead a healthier lifestyle.
Considered the first and best nutrition source, breast milk may have a surprising influence on obesity, study finds.
Exposure to pollution and social stresses suspected to be among the key factors.
Giving consumers an incentive for choosing smaller meal portions means lower daily intake of calories, USC research finds.
Reports of a slowdown don’t tell the whole story, USC analysis shows.
Natural human hormone protects against obesity and diabetes in mice.
USC’s free wellness program educates residents about diet and exercise in areas at high risk of chronic diseases.
Three researchers develop new tools to see inside the airway of pediatric patients.
A genetic mutation may be the crucial link to prevent obesity with high-sugar diets.
The dose could increase a person’s risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver disease.
Brown fat is increasingly drawing the interest of medical researchers who study metabolic and endocrine issues.
USC School of Pharmacy Associate Professor Mel Baron receives new funding for his popular fotonovelas.
Ali Arastu has transformed his experiences — from hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail to living on Skid Row — into a passion for preventive medicine.
Have you ever felt driven to eat something sweet, even when you didn’t want to?
A USC research team will study discover whether stress in the lives of working mothers influences risk of childhood obesity in their children.
Keck Medicine of USC researchers will investigate the hypothesis that children who live near busy roadways may be exposed to air pollution that leads to obesity.
In 2011, the Cuyahoga County Department of Family Services removed an 8-year-old, 200-pound Ohio boy from his mother’s care, citing medical neglect as the cause.
The USC School of Pharmacy held its annual Kids’ Day, inviting 110 students from El Sereno Middle School on March 2 to learn about health and well-being.
Humans systematically make irrational decisions and poor estimates, but new research shows that real-world biases such as prejudice and self-aggrandizement may be explained by simple “noisy” deviation in our mental processes.
When a fifth-grader told Nadine Afari that pepperoni grows from the ground, the USC Young Scientists Program director decided her next project would teach children the differences between processed and natural foods.