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Science/Technology

USC Annenberg faculty and alumni bring digital security to the forefront

From safeguarding elections to protecting sources, clients and brands, USC professors and alums are preaching the value of secure communications and digital literacy.

Expert Q&A: Facebook and political bias

Kjerstin Thorson shares a few thoughts about how political news spreads through social media and what this means as these networks compete directly with traditional news agencies.

Policy/Law

Debating the American family: 5 important questions for Trump and Biden

As the final presidential debate approaches, experts with the USC Center for the Changing Family share the questions they’d most like to ask regarding family issues.

Damage to pericytes, the layer of cells that wrap around blood vessels in the brain, leads to decline in cognition and is accelerated in people who carry the APOE4 gene.

Health

Alzheimer’s gene triggers early breakdowns in blood-brain barrier, predicting cognitive decline

Although scientists have long known APOE4 is a leading risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, they were unsure how exactly it drives a decline in memory. USC researchers now believe they have an answer.