Some of the recommendations result from work by the USC Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics.

Trojans advise young people eager to learn about health, medicine, energy, technology and more.

Alums don’t let distance or graduation spoil a relationship rooted in history and classic rock.

Consortium looks at biological factors that can predict health outcomes as part of a five-year study.

The microbes in your belly can have a profound impact on many aspects of your health.

The five faculty members are recognized by USC President C. L. Max Nikias for outstanding leadership in their fields.

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women could preprogram babies to grow into obese children and adults, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC-led study.

Researchers found that 6-year-olds born to mothers with very low vitamin D levels during their first trimester had bigger waists - about half an inch plumper on average - than peers whose mothers had enough vitamin D in early pregnancy. These kids also had 2 percent more body fat.

Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy might help stem childhood obesity.

After one of the busiest trade deadlines in recent history, the conversation around the NBA and its annual midseason All-Star Game weekend, taking place from Feb. 16-18, is more active than usual. That is especially true in the city of Los Angeles as it hosts the game for a record sixth time, passing New York. Even as East vs. West has now become Team LeBron vs. Team Stephen, the NBA All-Star Game remains one of the most engaging exhibitions, and even cultural moments, in all of professional sports. USC experts discuss.

A tiny part of the brain plays a big role in what we successfully remember during stressful or emotional situations, according to a new USC study.

Researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology found that the locus coeruleus, a small region in the brainstem, is helping to select and form what are known as "adaptive memories," which are important for survival.