Imagine: a pharmaceutical prevention, treatment or even cure for Alzheimer’s. It is almost impossible to overstate how monumental a development that would be, and how it would answer the prayers of millions. Although science isn’t there—yet—a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience spearheaded by USC Davis School of Gerontology researchers offers a tantalizing [Continue Reading...]
Almost fifteen years ago, in a book called “Chance, Development, and Aging,” the gerontologists Caleb Finch and Thomas Kirkwood described a truly elegant study of biology: a batch of roundworms, all genetically identical, raised on identical diets of agar. [Continue Reading...]
USC Davis School doctoral student Marguerite DeLiema served as the keynote speaker for Fresno’s “Elder Abuse Prevention Conference 2013: Protecting an Aging Population,” held on May 8. “I was very pleased to present on our 2012 study on the prevalence and risk factors of elder abuse among low-income Latino elders,” DeLiema said. “The topic of [Continue Reading...]
I’m graduating this year with a master of science degree in gerontology from the USC Davis School. As I reflect on my time in the department, I am filled with gratitude for the professors who positively influenced my collegiate experience and extended their support in academic mentorship and collaboration. At the end of last year, [Continue Reading...]
On a magnitude unthinkable to most Americans, China is rapidly undergoing a total transformation due to its population’s aging. The rest of the world looks to the east as these aging-related challenges and opportunities become reality in Asia. Accordingly, as part of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)’s ongoing initiative to increase collaborations between the [Continue Reading...]
In honor of their outstanding accomplishments and limitless potential, two USC Davis School doctoral students ended the school year with a major reason to celebrate. Krista Garcia was one of only two social scientists in the last seven years to win the R36 National Institute on Aging (NIA) Aging Research Dissertation Award, which supports two [Continue Reading...]
As a 1959 New York Times profile of AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus noted, she had a favorite bit of advice to people who dreaded retirement: Don’t. Andrus practiced what she preached. [Continue Reading...]
In a remote corner of Ecuador, doctors researching a rare form of dwarfism make a startling discovery: People who inherit the genetic defect may be immune to cancer and other diseases.[Continue Reading...]
Our genes harbor many secrets to a long and healthy life. And now scientists are beginning to uncover them. [Continue Reading...]
For the first time, a brain region has been found that may control aging throughout the whole body, a new study in the journal Nature reports. [Continue Reading...]