Gift and matching challenge from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund supports the study of artistic engagement and the aging process.
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GQ quoted Valter Longo in a story debating the best time to eat lunch.
Times of India covered a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire that found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.
Trouw (Netherlands) quoted Paul Irving in an article on the Villages senior community in Florida. “There is a huge market for the kind of residential communities where seniors can grow old in their own home, in a place where all amenities are within easy reach.”
Money Talks News mentioned Christian Pike’s research on the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 and how women are more at risk for the disease.
Oprah Daily quoted Em Arpawong in an article about thriving after experiencing adversity. “When your sense of safety, well-being, and identity is challenged and you have to rethink who you are and what you want, that’s when growth happens.”
Next Avenue quoted Donna Benton in an article on why aging experts fear that Trump administration decisions will harm older adults in the U.S. Benton noted that the draft budget for 2026 stops funding for elder justice and elder rights support service programs: “The safety net for the elder justice system is being loosened and there are not as many resources for people who are being scammed.”
A multidisciplinary dementia cost project led by USC researchers provides updated estimates of the financial toll on patients, care partners and society.
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65 Y MÁS (Spain) featured Helpful Village, a platform designed by Adjunct Lecturer Manuel Acevedo to streamline village management processes and help older adults safely age in place. The article also mentioned that in the wake of the pandemic, several experts at the USC Leonard Davis School emphasized that aging in place requires not only adapting the physical space but also having a strong social network.
McKnight’s Senior Living featured a USC study estimating that dementia will cost the U.S. $781 trillion in 2025. The United States Cost of Dementia research team includes prominent experts across disciplines at USC, including Eileen Crimmins and Mireille Jacobson from the USC Leonard Davis School. The study was also covered in NeuroEdge, Medical Economics, Medical Xpress, and Earth.com.
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