Assistant Professor of Gerontology Andrei Irimia discusses the impacts of brain injury in the most recent episode of the Lessons in Lifespan Health podcast.
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The Washington Post quoted Caleb Finch in a story on how tens of thousands of police, firefighters, construction workers, and others who worked amid the ruins of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan following 9/11 are experiencing cognitive decline. “There’s a large amount of uncertainty, and the data is just in the beginning of being collected,” he says. “But everyone there I talked with said this is something we ought to look at very seriously. It’s clear that this is a lingering brain insult, 20 years later.”
Vogue quoted Valter Longo on reexamining one’s diet as well as the benefits of a short-term fasting-mimicking diet. “No matter what diet you have, your system may tend to become dysfunctional,” he said.
To help students stay active and relieve stress, Associate Professor John Walsh brings the exercise routine he led during online lectures to campus.
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Fall 2021 classes will begin on Monday, August 23 for students attending online or in person.
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MarketWatch quoted Valter Longo on the benefits of a diet that mimics fasting. “Other than genes, it is hard to think of something that can be more powerful than food in determining whether someone is going to make it to 100 or die before 50 years old,” he said.
Mitochondrial peptide MOTS-c regulates the immune system and prevents the self-destruction of cells that create insulin, according to a new study in mice.
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Forbes quoted Kate Wilber of the USC Leonard Davis School on how to fix conservatorship in America. With proper estate planning documents in place, “if someone loses capacity, they have set up a mechanism to manage the estate,” Wilber says. “Talk with family members about your wishes. Especially if you want a family member to act as your agent.”
Jennifer Nykyforchyn isn’t ready to retire. She’s using her tech experience and USC training to fashion a second career in gerontology, where age is an asset.
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USC faculty co-edit publication examining impacts of social and economic factors across the life course.
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