As the United States exerts growing pressure on Mexico, USC Dornsife political scientist Pamela Starr, author of The Making of Mexico, explains what Americans often misunderstand about the country next door and why the relationship matters.
An international team of scientists, led by Raymond Stevens of the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, is investigating a protein in the brain that will likely be the target of improved obesity therapies. [1½ min read]
A USC Dornsife-led team of scientists have zeroed in on the brain circuit that regulates impulsive behavior, which could advance scientific understanding of behavioral issues from obesity to drug abuse. [1 min read]
A USC Dornsife study finds that together, genetics and years of education can influence whether or not someone becomes obese. [2 1/2 min read]
If scientists can suppress ghrelin’s activity in the brain, they may be able to cut down on the desire to overeat, potentially offering a new countermeasure against overweight and obesity.
USC psychologists Donna Spruijt-Metz and Kayla De La Haye have partnered with engineers from the University of Virginia to study how familial interactions influence eating behaviors.
Antoine Bechara of psychology and colleagues find giving consumers a “prize” for choosing smaller meal portions means lower daily intake of calories.
