“United we stand, divided we fall” isn’t just a patriotic slogan – it’s also the rallying cry of Californians who joined forces with USC’s Fall Prevention Center of Excellence to celebrate the fifth annual Fall Prevention Awareness Week. Standing united the first week of autumn
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Archive: September 2012
An Award-Winning Advocate and Ally
Helping older adults has been USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology graduate student Brenda M. Vázquez’s day job for almost a decade, but she prides herself on continuing to search for new avenues and opportunities to serve. In the past two years alone, she co-produced
House calls increase satisfaction and cut hospital admissions among elderly
Researchers say house calls didn’t save money compared with other models of care, but that could be because of the population treated. [Continue Reading...]
Fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy
A new study from USC researchers is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer treatments, extending life expectancy in mice with aggressive brain tumors. [Continue Reading...]
Chinese Connection
A longtime academic and professional partner to many experts, students and employers in China, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology made the influential newspaper Ta Kung Pao, the oldest active Chinese-language newspaper in China. Covering high-profile visits by the USC Leonard Davis School’s Dean