USC study: COVID-19 reduced U.S. life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations
USC and Princeton researchers project that, due to the pandemic deaths last year, life expectancy at birth for Americans will shorten by more than a year.
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Where are all the older adults? Starring in movies
Led by octogenarians Sophia Loren, Anthony Hopkins and Bruce Dern, several new movies feature familiar older faces and tackle aging-related topics, from caregiving to living with dementia.
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New findings help explain how COVID-19 overpowers the immune system
Discovery of unique virus traits offer possible explanations as to why older adults and people with diabetes or heart disease can have more severe responses to COVID-19 than others, say USC researchers.
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Beyond changing DNA itself, mutagens also cause errors in gene transcription
The discovery that toxic stressors can cause errors in gene transcription opens new avenues of research on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and sheds light on the potential role of the “transcriptome” in aging.
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Read All About It
2020 was one for the books at the USC Leonard Davis School as faculty, students and alumni came together over Zoom for a series of book club discussions exploring titles related to longevity and pandemics.
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Vitality Magazine Fall 2020
The Vitality Fall 2020 issue is now available online! The issue, Staying Apart, Working Together, features important conversations and collaborations and how they are uniting our school community despite the distance.
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A century of COVID-19: what history tells us about the long-term effects of a pandemic
USC research showed that people born during or just after the 1918 flu pandemic faced increased heart disease risk more than 60 years later. The legacy of the novel coronavirus could be worse.
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Ready to start your journey into the gerontology field? Find out how to apply to USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology academic programs.
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Wondering what's possible in gerontology? The USC Leonard Davis School offers multiple online and on-site degree programs, gerontology minors and postdoctoral and certificate programs.
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Want to support innovative gerontology education, research, and service? Learn more about ways to contribute to the USC Leonard Davis School.
Learn MoreCommencement 2021
Join us May 14, 2021 for a full day of celebrations in honor of the Class of 2021 and their extraordinary accomplishments.
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“With its wide range of classes from neuroscience to public policy, the USC Leonard Davis School has helped me develop as a leader.”
Human Development and Aging
