Eating disorders are often misunderstood as a matter of choice. The truth is that they are serious and debilitating mental health conditions. Eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa, show a higher mortality rate than other mental illnesses. The starvation resulting from … Read More »

Over the past few months, the medical and scientific communities have made significant strides in helping members of the public to prevent and treat COVID-19 infection. However, the Greater Los Angeles area has recently moved from a … Read More »

Stressful events — such as physical and psychological trauma, discrimination, job strain and even a high rate of everyday pressures  — accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person’s risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and vulnerability to infections, … Read More »

It was a good year for the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the 2022 APTA Honors and Awards program, with four faculty members and one alumna receiving awards and scholarships. To … Read More »

More than 30 years ago, Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, now director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, proposed a hypothesis that flaws in the blood-brain barrier — which keeps harmful substances in the blood from entering … Read More »