Science Magazine references studies by Longevity Institute’s Caleb Finch. “Finch says, ‘I think [air pollution] will turn out to be just the same as tobacco—there’s no safe threshold.'”
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Growth-stunting gene may spare people from dementia
USC News notes study by Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo. The genetic mutation, which causes Laron syndrome, seems to be protective against age-dependent cognitive decline.
Male vs. female stress responses may explain sex differences in diseases, study shows
USC Dornsife features research by Associate Director of the Longevity Institute, John Tower. “Many of the illnesses related to oxidative stress have different prevalence rates between men and women,” he said. “For instance, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes-related heart disease affects more women than men, while
Valter Longo receives 2016 Friedrich Merz Guest Professorship
Merz announced that Longevity Institute’s Valter Longo was appointed the 2016 Friedrich Merz Guest Professorship.
Dr. Mara Mather talks at the EMBL conference on “The Past in the Present – The Making of Memories”
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) features Longevity Institute’s Mara Mather as a speaker at their conference in Heidelberg, Germany.
Human kidney progenitors isolated, offering new clues to cell renewal
ScienceDaily referenced a study involving Longevity Institute’s Laura Perin. “‘[T]his system will facilitate studies of human kidney development, providing a novel tool for renal regeneration and bioengineering purposes,’ says principal investigator Laura Perin, PhD, co-director of CHLA [Children’s Hospital Los Angeles]’s GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative
Newly discovered proteins may protect against age-related illnesses, study shows
USC News recognized a study by Longevity Institute’s Pinchas Cohen, dean of the USC Davis School of Gerontology. Cohen states: “The findings are an important advance that will be ripe for rapid translation into drug development for diseases of aging.”
Gene protects women from heart disease, study finds
USC News noted a study by Longevity Institute’s Hooman Allayee. “The study represents one of the first female-specific genetic associations for heart disease,” Allayee said. “Women who carried a variant of the CPS1 gene had about a 12 percent decreased risk for heart disease. But