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February 2017

When student loans endanger retirement (City & Shore)

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City & Shore published a story on how Baby Boomer parents have taken on college debt for their children, which could endanger retirement savings. “This is an emerging phenomenon — not something that was a reality in the United States until the last 10 to 15 years,” says Jennifer Ailshire, an assistant professor of gerontology at USC and the study’s co-author. “A lot of it has to do with the rising cost of tuition, but there’s also an increasing number of children going to school.”

Air pollution increases likelihood of dementia in older women (KPCC)

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KPCC-FM featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch.

Alzheimer’s Disease Causes: Air Pollution Possibly Linked To Dementia (International Business Times)

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International Business Times featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch. 

Study suggests air pollution increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease (UPI)

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United Press International featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch. 

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