Korea Biomedical Review reported a talk given by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean Pinchas Cohen at the Korea Healthcare Congress on “personalized aging” and a USC-created app to predict longevity. “USC Longevity predicts current life expectancy [and] provides incentives for adoption of a healthy
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Archive: October 2017
USC Leonard Davis Represented at Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting
Two members of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology community participated in the annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting held October 14-15, 2017 in Boston.
Caregiving in Crisis: From Disaster Planning to Dental Care to Dealing with Loneliness
MEDIA ADVISORY/SOURCE ALERT Contact: Orli Belman, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 310 709-4156, obelman@usc.edu Caregiving in Crisis: From Disaster Planning to Dental Care to Dealing with Loneliness Learn the physical, mental and financial cost of providing care Hear the latest solutions to address the
Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes
What you and your family can learn from the rock legend's death.
USC STAR Program Pioneers Make a Lasting Impact
Learn about the launch of this still-thriving partnership bringing high school students to USC labs.
Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes (PBS Next Avenue)
PBS “NextAvenue” quoted Susan Enguídanos of the USC Leonard Davis School about end-of-life care discussions and advance directives in case of unexpected health concerns.
Fasting: A trending food idea and new frontier in longevity science (CNBC)
CNBC quoted Sebastian Brandhorst of the USC Leonard Davis School on how a fasting-mimicking diet tricks the human body. The story also cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School.
USC Leonard Davis School PhD Student Selected for National Leadership Program to Build Health Equity
Gerson Galdamez is named a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholar. He will focus on solutions for elder abuse intervention and prevention.
USC Leonard Davis Alumna Shares Insights on Creativity and Aging
Dorie Mattson '80, CERT '15 wrote a column for the Christian Post on her biblical perspective of creativity and aging.
Older couples unable to escape wildfires embrace a last time (Associated Press)
The New York Times and The Washington Post (in an Associated Press story) quoted Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School about evacuation plans for older adults and how this group will cope with traumatic losses due to the wildfires in Northern California. “This situation has been so tragic on