The McCollough Report podcast mentioned research by Valter Longo on excess protein intake and its long-term effects.
Health quoted Valter Longo in a story outlining five daily habits practiced by longevity researchers to promote better health. “I do 12 hours of time-restricted eating—9 a.m. to 9 p.m.—and I do two to three cycles of the fasting-mimicking diet per year,” Longo said.
Today quoted Valter Longo in an article about President Jimmy Carter reaching age 100 and the factors that may have aided his longevity, including his involvement in causes for the community. “Community involvement tells you that you want to live, you want to help other people. … “In the end, (it’s) whatever gets you out of bed.”
Greek Reporter featured research by Caleb Finch on how dementia appears to have been rarely seen in ancient Greece. “The ancient Greeks had very, very few—but we found them—mentions of something that would be like mild cognitive impairment,” he said.
AARP quoted Paul Irving in a report on how ageist stereotypes in online imagery are declining. “There’s much more attention being paid to older consumers in fashion, in hospitality, in health and other sectors,” he said. “The good news is things are moving — and I think moving in the right direction. If there’s bad news, it’s that it’s not moving fast enough.”
The second annual GLAM event drew more than 400 registrants from 29 institutions to present research and network with fellow scientists.
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Assistant Professor Michelle Keller
Editor’s note: Michelle Keller is an assistant professor of gerontology and holder of the Leonard and Sophie Davis Early Career Endowed Chair in Minority Aging at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She and coauthor Utibe Essien of UCLA were recently invited to comment on new research regarding anti-coagulant use in older adults for JAMA Internal Medicine. They discussed the health risks of inappropriately prescribed blood thinners and how reducing polypharmacy — patients taking multiple medications at the same time — could both lower costs and decrease the risk of harmful medication interactions.
“Despite the evidence against antiplatelet use for stroke prevention, these therapies are often prescribed for atrial fibrillation. However, few have characterized this potentially inappropriate use in older adults. … Ensuring appropriate care for older adults with atrial fibrillation is a public health imperative. Beyond atrial fibrillation, eliminating polypharmacy to reduce adverse events and high pharmaceutical costs for patients and their families is an important health equity goal.”
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Il Messaggero (Italy) featured Valter Longo in an article on diet and longevity. “I talk to centenarians, especially Italians, to understand how they reached their age. They explain to me what they have eaten all their lives and how much hard work they did in the fields. The word sedentary does not exist in their vocabulary,” he said.
Rafu Shimpo announced that the USC Leonard Davis School will present “Lifespan Through Kimono,” a show of the kimono collection of the Yamano Gakuen, Yamano Beauty College, and Yamano College of Aesthetics in Japan. The article noted that the show “celebrates the art of beautiful living through the wearing of kimono throughout the different stages of life in conjunction with the annual Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting (GLAM).”
Bozeman Daily Chronicle profiled alumna Lindsey Klebenow, who founded Heart to Heart Home Care LLC, a home health and memory care company that offers in-home care and adult day services. The article mentioned her master of science in gerontology degree from the USC Leonard Davis School and added that the school ranks as one of the top gerontology schools in the world.
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