Beth Newcomb

New York Times mentioned research by University Professor Eileen Crimmins and alumna Morgan Levine comparing how men 60 to 79 years old aged in 1988 to 1994 and in 2007 to 2010. They found that in those later years, the men they studied had a biological age four years less than the men in the earlier years, in part because of improvements in lifestyle and medications. This suggests that not only are people living longer, they’re also staying healthier longer.

CNBC featured Paul Aisen of USC’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School and Darius Lakdawalla of the USC Schaeffer Center on the FDA’s controversial approval of the drug aducanumab for Alzheimer’s.

Gizmodo and The Week featured research by Andrei Irimia that identified less brain atrophy among the indigenous Tsimane people in Bolivia.

U.S. News & World Report (via HealthDay) featured research by Andrei Irimia that identified less brain atrophy among the indigenous Tsimane people in Bolivia. Additional coverage was found via Yahoo News, the Hindustan Times and La Nación.

CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV featured research by Andrei Irimia that identified less brain atrophy among the indigenous Tsimane people in Bolivia.

KPCC’s AirTalk interviewed Donna Benton and Dean Pinchas Cohen on policies that could be implemented to assist elderly Americans who want to age at home. “As we live longer, depending on our health… we’re all going to need some form of help,” Benton said.