Beth Newcomb

Science featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School that found anti-aging benefits by following a “fasting-mimicking diet” at regular intervals. Longo called it “safe, feasible and effective in reducing risk factors for aging and age-related diseases.” The study found greater benefits for overweight or obese individuals if they repeated the diet more often.

Time quoted USC Leonard Davis Professor Valter Longo about the anti-aging benefits of intermittent fasting.

International Business Times noted research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia.

National Geographic (Australia) quoted Alison Balbag of the USC Leonard Davis School on the different cognitive functions required when learning a musical instrument.

New York Times featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia.

Huffington Post featured a story on USC Leonard Davis student David Markovich, who won the inaugural Brighten Award for Entrepreneurial Gerontology for his design of the Shower Balance System. He was inspired to design the product following a temporary loss of his ability to walk due to acute transverse myelitis.

Orange County Register featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia.

City & Shore published a story on how Baby Boomer parents have taken on college debt for their children, which could endanger retirement savings. “This is an emerging phenomenon — not something that was a reality in the United States until the last 10 to 15 years,” says Jennifer Ailshire, an assistant professor of gerontology at USC and the study’s co-author. “A lot of it has to do with the rising cost of tuition, but there’s also an increasing number of children going to school.”

Sacramento Bee featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia.