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August 2018

Dodging Dementia: More Of Us Get At Least A Dozen Good, Happy Years After 65 (Next Avenue)

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Next Avenue, via Kaiser Health News, featured research by Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues on college graduates who can expect to spend more than 80 percent of their lifetime after age 65 with good cognition. The article provides the first estimates of educational differences in age-specific prevalence, and changes in prevalence over time, of dementia by education levels in the United States. The story quoted Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School.

Life expectancy declining in high-income countries, especially in the US: Study (ABC News)

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ABC News featured research by Jessica Ho of the USC Leonard Davis School on life expectancy across high-income countries declining for the first time in decades. “It’s really striking that we saw so many high-income countries simultaneously experience life expectancy declines in one year,” Ho said. The story also appeared on CNN and in Healio.

Want To Prevent Cancer? It’s Not Just What You Eat, But When You Eat (Alternative Daily)

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Alternative Daily mentioned research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on how eating less frequently helps boost the immune system. “When you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that are not needed, especially those that may be damaged,” Longo said. Research on mice has confirmed that periodic fasting helps promote immune cell regeneration.

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