U.S. News & World Report highlighted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School and his pioneering work with the fasting mimicking diet.
The New York Times quoted Paul Irving of the USC Leonard Davis School on the health benefits for older adults who volunteer. “The health benefits for older volunteers are mind-blowing,” he said. When older folks go in for physicals, he said, “in addition to taking blood and doing all the other things that the doctor does when he or she pushes and prods and pokes, the doctor should say to you, ‘So tell me about your volunteering.’”
![A Red Cross nurse during the 1918 influenza pandemic, and a member of the medical staff in the COVID-19 ward at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Cairo, Egypt on April 29, 2020.](https://b2277285.smushcdn.com/2277285/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pandemic-then-and-now.jpg?lossy=2&strip=0&webp=1)
USC research showed that people born during or just after the 1918 flu pandemic faced increased heart disease risk more than 60 years later. The legacy of the novel coronavirus could be worse.
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Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for improving aging research, says University Professor Eileen Crimmins.
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Over half of the people living with HIV in the USA are older adults, which brings a new set of challenges to fighting AIDS, says Paul Nash.
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![Ærtebjerghaven, a senior living community in Odense, Denmark, includes health-promoting design features, including decentralized residential clusters; atriums that provide light, fresh air and safe outdoor access; single-occupancy rooms with private bathrooms; and large, open common spaces that can be reconfigured for physical distancing (photo: Victor Regnier).](https://b2277285.smushcdn.com/2277285/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-4.17.45-PM-scaled.jpg?lossy=2&strip=0&webp=1)
More important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, USC experts teach students how to design and operate senior living facilities that promote public health.
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![Kerry Burnight PhD '96 with an older adult showing them iPad screen of a dog](https://b2277285.smushcdn.com/2277285/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kerry-Burnight-copy-e1605748662354.png?lossy=2&strip=0&webp=1)
Dr. Kerry Burnight says a degree in gerontology can apply to any career because aging is living. Learn how her doctorate from the USC Leonard Davis School led to a variety of rewarding positions in academic, non-profit and technology sectors.
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Even small gestures like sharing recipes or making cards can help combat COVID-19-related loneliness and isolation over the holidays.
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Amid challenges posed by COVID-19, recent national attention on the needs of caregivers is long overdue, says Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center.
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"Project Reveal: Celebrating the Caregiver in You" will discuss issues facing caregivers and focus on how family caregivers can celebrate themselves by taking time for respite activities.
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