Jessica Haddad MAMG '22 is pursuing dental school in hopes of specializing in geriatric dentistry.
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NBC Right Now (via HealthDay) featured a study led by Eileen Crimmins on the rates and risk factors of long COVID. “What’s somewhat more interesting are the things that didn’t matter,” Crimmins said. “Gender didn’t predict long COVID. Race/ethnicity didn’t predict long COVID. And having conditions like hypertension [high blood pressure], heart disease, cancer, they didn’t predict long COVID.” The study was also featured in KCBS, Olean Times Herald, India Education Diary and Medical Xpress.
Study reveals predictors of long COVID, which causes symptoms that may last for months.
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India Education Diary featured a USC study on how advance directives are associated with lower hospital costs for patients. “The takeaway here is that you should complete an advance directive as early as possible,” said lead author Yujun Zhu, a doctoral student at the USC Leonard Davis School, noting that last-minute decisions can be high on emotion and short on thorough consideration, education, and discussion. “Start when you are healthy and revisit your choices regularly,” he said. “You can change your mind but it is important to discuss and document your preferences.”
The Copernicus Medal is the highest award of the University of Ferrara, Italy.
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New Scientist featured a study by Valter Longo on the “longevity diet” and how what and when one eats affects longevity.
NIA grant promotes diversity and participation in the aging research workforce of the future.
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CNN featured a USC study showing how stress affects aging of the immune system. “People with higher stress scores had older-seeming immune profiles, with lower percentages of fresh disease fighters and higher percentages of worn-out T-cells,” said author Eric Klopack. The Scientist, Yahoo News and StartsAt60 also covered the study.
Patients with advance directives more likely to choose comfort over aggressive care at end of life, according to new USC study.
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New York Times featured commentary from Caleb Finch on new studies that appear to show extremely slow aging in cold-blooded animals such as tortoises. While the mortality risk in long-living turtles and tortoises remained stagnant over the decades, they haven’t obtained eternal youth according to Finch. “Some of them get cataracts and are feeble to the point where they need to be fed by hand. They wouldn’t survive in the real world, so there’s no question that they do age.”
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