Real Simple quoted USC Leonard Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen on why daily, moderate exercise is a proven preventative measure against diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
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Archive: May 2017
Caring For A Loved One? Care For Yourself, Too (Sacramento Bee)
The Sacramento Bee (in a California Healthline story) highlighted the USC Leonard Davis School’s Family Caregiver Support Center, which provides resources for caregivers who are responsible for caring for someone 18 or older. “This was designed to help everyone, including middle-income families,” said Donna Benton
Scholarship Supports Study of Protein with Anti-Aging Potential
The protein MOTS-c may have the potential to stave off frailty and maintain muscle mass, says second-year PhD in Biology of Aging student and Glenn/AFAR Scholarship recipient Joseph Reynolds.
USC and ASA Online Courses Are Back in June
The American Society on Aging, in collaboration with the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, offers several online courses, including "Fundamentals of Gerontology" and "Managing Health and Chronic Conditions in Older Adults." The next sessions begin June 12, 2017.
Biohacking: The high-tech method to living longer (Fox 11 LA)
Fox 11 LA quoted USC Leonard Davis School Professor Valter Longo about using fasting-mimicking diets to defy aging. “The job of diet is to kill off damaged cells and a lot of cellular components that are damaged, and then turn on stem cells and replace damaged
The Future of Work for People 50+ Will Surprise You (Next Avenue)
Next Avenue quoted USC Leonard Davis School Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Chair Paul Irving on what lies ahead for older workers. “Older people have so much to offer as workers, colleagues and mentors. It is in the
What Moms Really Need This Mother’s Day
Ensuring that every mother has the five types of social support that she needs to flourish makes every day Mother’s Day, says Assistant Professor Cleopatra Abdou.
Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology celebrates its largest class to date as well as the first graduates from two pioneering programs.
Why Anti-Aging Products Are the New Startup Frontier (Entrepreneur)
Entrepreneur featured a column by Kevin Xu, who mentioned a gift by to the USC Leonard Davis School to fund the Brighten Award for Entrepreneurial Gerontology.
USC Davis School Confers Nation’s First PhD in Biology of Aging
Already a celebrated young researcher, Laura Corrales-Diaz Pomatto is the first to graduate from the school’s pioneering PhD program.