In back-to-back studies, researchers show how fasting combined with a class of cancer-inhibiting drugs can starve colorectal, breast and lung cancer cells. [Continue Reading...]
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Archive: March 2015
“The Upside of Aging” at 2015 Aging in America Conference
Paul Irving, Milken Institute President and USC Distinguished Scholar in Residence; Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen; and Fernando Torres-Gil, Director for Policy Research on Aging at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, discussed Irving's new book, "The Upside of Aging," at the 2015 Aging in America Conference.
Large USC Free Radical Institute Presence at Gordon Conference on Oxidative Stress & Disease
Sixteen USC professors, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students attended the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Oxidative Stress & Disease supported by the USC Free Radical Institute (FRI) March 1-6 in Ventura, Calif. The Gordon Research Conferences (GRCs) provide an international forum for the presentation and
How Healthy Are We When We Hit 100?
A new study by USC Davis faculty members Jennifer Ailshire and Eileen Crimmins published in Journals of Gerontology: Series A examines the physical and mental health of U.S. centenarians as they reach age 100.[Continue Reading...]
Siblings enrich their business partnership with gerontology degrees
A unique pair of siblings have taken the phrase “Trojan Family” literally, embarking on their USC educational journey together and enriching their business partnership in the process.
Dr. Linda Fried Delivers 2015 Kesten Memorial Lecture
Rather than being a vague descriptor, frailty in older adults could be thought of as a clinical syndrome characterized by distinct physiological events, according to Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Dean Linda Fried. Fried made the assertion during the 2015 Kesten Memorial Lecture
Kelvin Davies Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Kelvin J. A. Davies was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom. Scientists are elected to the Royal Society of Medicine following nomination and committee review. An elite group of
Newly Discovered Hormone Mimics the Effects of Exercise
A unique hormone produced in the mitochondria of cells protects against obesity and diabetes in mice. [Continue Reading...]
Kreutzer Honored for Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Service
Cary Kreutzer, assistant professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and USC Keck School of Medicine, received the 2014 Distinguished Member Award from the Behavioral Health Nutrition Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. [Continue Reading...]