Cheryl Brown made a promise to her mother. “My mother said, ‘don’t you put me in a nursing home. Don’t you do that to me’,” said Brown, who cared for her mother at home after she suffered a stroke. Brown actually became a family caregiver at
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Archive: October 2016
Buscan hacer más seguro el trabajo de cuidadores de enfermos (Univision)
Univision (in Spanish) ran a story on the Caregivers Are Learning More (CALM) conference organized by the USC Family Caregiver Support Center. The conference taught caregivers about how taking on the roles of a caregiver exposes them to depression and other illnesses, how they can more safely care
Turmeric: A Trend with Benefits?
With claims that it might cure Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and a host of modern ailments, turmeric is also the spicy subject of much scientific study. Eliot Eunchung Kwon, a master’s student in the USC Davis School’s Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity program, recently reviewed research on this ancient antidote.
Try The Fasting Mimicking Diet (On Health: the Art of Living with Kathy Smith)
Fitness personality and wellness author Kathy Smith spoke to Valter Longo about fasting-mimicking diets for her On Health: the Art of Living podcast.
Halloween Edition: Tales from the Tombs, A Look Back at Findings and Perspectives
As mummies, ghosts, witches and warlocks get ready to roam the streets on Halloween, check out how scholars and students at the USC Leonard Davis School have explored untold secrets from tombs, mummies and more.
Why Study Aging In College? Why Not? (Gracefully Radio)
Lisa Napoli spoke to students in GERO 435, Women and Aging, and instructor Caroline Cicero on why young people should study aging for Gracefully, her podcast on aging topics.
Paul Irving honored as 2016 Influencer in Aging by Next Avenue
Irving included in group of 50 "advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older."
Nutritional Guidance Often Missing from Substance Abuse Treatment
USC Davis Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity student explains how nutrition expertise could make addiction recovery programs healthier and more effective.
Media Advisory: Caregiving May be Hazardous to Your Health
Contact: Orli Belman, obelman@usc.edu, 310 709-4156 Learn why taking care of caregivers is more important than ever Hear the latest solutions at USC conference WHAT: The USC Family Caregiver Support Center is getting a head start on National Caregiving Month with its annual caregiver’s conference.
Alumnus Applies Aging Knowledge to Help Los Angeles’ Most Vulnerable
Tod Lipka MSG '82, MPA '82, President and CEO of the Step Up organization, leads innovative efforts to help Angelenos dealing with mental illness and homelessness.