The San Jose Mercury News quoted Berenice Benayoun of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individual immune cells age and the impact of an individual’s environment on the aging process.
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Archive: April 2018
A strange diet is designed to slow aging by mimicking fasting — here’s how it works and what people eat (Business Insider)
Business Insider noted research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School to develop a meal kit to guide individuals through intermittent fasting.
University of Southern California joins the Age-Friendly University Global Network
USC is the first university in California to endorse the 10 principles of the international Age-Friendly University Initiative, which highlights how higher education can respond to the challenges and opportunities of an aging population.
Accounting for diversity—and addressing disparities—in aging
Moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach is critical for addressing health and social disparities in aging and age-related disease, say USC experts.
Ratings galaxies apart: Government’s Nursing Home Compare gravitates toward clinical while Yelp reviewers highlight ‘human touch’ (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News)
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News featured a study led by Anna Rahman and Susan Enguidanos of the USC Leonard Davis School on how social media users who rate nursing homes often do so using more service-oriented criteria than government officials. The study compared Yelp reviews of nursing
Searching for a nursing home? Check multiple review sources, study suggests
USC Leonard Davis School study concludes that consumers searching for a nursing home should consider the ratings from Yelp and government sites such as Nursing Home Compare to get a complete picture of a home’s quality and care.
Anxiety & 7 Other Common Health Problems Women Experience Very Differently Than Men, According To Science (Romper)
Romper cited comments by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how males and females experience Alzheimer’s disease differently.
Student intern gains valuable experience—and teaches colleagues
Online Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity student Amanda Maddalena serves patients and provides education to colleagues at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida.
Silicon Valley Wants to Cash In on Fasting (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg mentioned research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on the health benefits of intermittent-fasting diets.
Can Fasting Improve Chemotherapy’s Effects? (U.S. News and World Report)
U.S. News & World Report highlighted research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School that suggests chemotherapy might be more effective if the patient practices a fasting-mimicking diet. “The cancer cells are usually dependent on much more glucose than [normal cells], [so] by