Current literature is not sufficiently inclusive of the issues African-American women face as they attempt to age in place, says Reginald Tucker-Seeley.
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Archive: February 2021
Remembering Professor Emerita Phoebe S. Liebig
Liebig, who passed away February 24, 2021, was a celebrated gerontology educator and expert on public policy for older adults.
“Teach, Don’t Preach” and Other Nutrition Tips from the Compton Vegan
Lemel Durrah, chef and owner of Compton Vegan, shares advice on how people of all ages can eat and live well.
Hormone helps prevent muscle loss in mice on high fat diets, USC study finds
Researchers also identify molecular pathway that can inform development of treatments for muscle-wasting conditions such as sarcopenia.
Seattle residents look to backyard cottages, home modifications to enhance multigenerational living (Seattle Times)
Seattle Times cited the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the USC Leonard Davis School in an article about multigenerational housing and safety for aging in place. Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury, trauma-related hospital visits and injury deaths for those ages 65
US life expectancy dropped a full year in first half of 2020, according to CDC (Los Angeles Daily News)
Los Angeles Daily News quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School on COVID-19’s impact on U.S. life expectancy. “A year of life expectancy lost doesn’t really give you a true sense of how serious this has been. Millions of life years were actually
Pandemic cut U.S. life expectancy by a year during the first half of 2020 (Washington Post, NPR)
The Washington Post and NPR cited research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially Black and Latino populations.
US life expectancy drops, a vaccine contract revelation, and news on shots and variants (CNN)
CNN quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School on COVID-19’s impact on U.S. life expectancy. “A year of life expectancy lost doesn’t really give you a true sense of how serious this has been. Millions of life years were actually lost,” she told
Aspiring Dietitian Aims to Promote Healthy Habits & Reduce Disparities
Alicia Miller plans on working with women and children in underrepresented and underserved communities after completing her Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity.
Aging In California / Breakthroughs In Alzheimer’s Disease Research / Intersection Of Diet And Aging (Capitol Public Radio)
Capitol Public Radio interviewed Cary Kreutzer regarding the role of diet in longevity. “I don’t think of diet as the be-all-end-all… I think of diet as one piece of the equation of ‘What is health?’ and ‘How do we stay healthy as we age?'”