USC Dornsife News

Big cities like Los Angeles can overstimulate the senses. Experts from USC Dornsife and their colleagues suggest some ways to protect your mental health.

International study led by USC Dornsife’s Arie Kapteyn shows that people, regardless of their age and where they live, poorly guess how physically active they actually are.

People who move to an area with a high obesity rate are likely to become overweight or obese themselves.

Most children who are obese before they start kindergarten remain so through adolescence, which raises the risk of health problems in adulthood, study finds.

As National Childhood Obesity Month begins, USC experts talk healthy habits and explain how sugar intake and diet affect the brain.

Reports of a slowdown in childhood obesity don’t tell the whole story, USC analysis shows.

Memory is our brain’s library, the key to our consciousness and identity. Its loss may be triggered by obesity, head injury, even traffic pollution. Can fasting help?

The USC College Board of Councilors member will discuss the new mammogram guidelines for women.

Daniel Dodgen ’86 helps communities cope with disaster.