A KPCC Graying California piece profiled Xu Chair in Gerontology George Shannon and discussed why many older Californians choose to stay in the workforce.
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Archive: April 2019
This Tiny Fish Could Unlock Mysteries About Growing Old
The killifish have come to USC, and they might just have the answers to holding back aging.
My Wife Had Hearing Loss. So Why Wouldn’t She Get a Hearing Aid? (Wall Street Journal)
The Wall Street Journal published a column by Paul Irving on how his wife, Susie’s, concern that hearing aids might signify decline and diminished capacity had to be balanced against the prospect of better hearing.
Can a volunteer ‘Care Corps’ create a pipeline of long-term care workers? (MemoryWell)
MemoryWell quoted Donna Benton in an article on a proposed “Care Corps” modeled after AmeriCorps. Benton said the concept of a care corps offers promise for creating a better trained workforce for the future. “In the worst case scenario, even if they don’t stay in
Eat less, live longer? The science of fasting and longevity
A fasting-mimicking diet could spur cellular repair and improve health, says USC Leonard Davis Professor Valter Longo.
USC Leonard Davis faculty honored for mentoring and scholarship
Kelvin Davies named Distinguished Professor; Sean Curran and Jennifer Ailshire recognized as extraordinary mentors.
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey is into intermittent fasting. What is it? (Southwest Florida NBC affiliate WBBH)
Southwest Florida NBC affiliate WBBH quoted Valter Longo on how fasting can affect health in a story on how celebrities, including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, have tried intermittent fasting.
Aging Fiction Versus Fact
Experts from across USC present the latest science while addressing harmful myths during the 10th annual What’s Hot in Aging Research event.
Cancer drug shortages have little effect on chemotherapy use, study finds (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Philadelphia Inquirer featured research by Mireille Jacobson of the USC Leonard Davis School and USC Schaeffer Center on whether recorded shortages of certain chemotherapy drugs impacted patient care. Jacobson found that although some of the chemotherapy drugs most frequently used Medicare patients had a
USC Leonard Davis alumna studies how to measure biological age
“I think of what I do as really trying to quantify the aging process,” says 2015 PhD in Gerontology graduate Morgan Levine.