Changes to a brain network as we age may mean older adults have greater difficulty ignoring distractions while under stress, compared to younger adults.
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The New York Times interviewed USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Assistant Research Professor Anna Rahman and featured USC Leonard Davis research about the use of Yelp and Nursing Home Compare websites by consumers looking to choose a nursing home. “We had a growing sense of how disappointing those measures have been,” Rahman said of Nursing Home Compare. “After 20 years and all the money spent to create it, it’s become a marketing tool. But most people don’t realize how little it measures. It’s garbage in and garbage out.”
Los Angeles Business Journal highlighted a $20 million gift to the USC Leonard Davis School from Mei-Lee Ney to create a research center on healthy aging and longevity as the world’s population ages. “Mei-Lee Ney’s generosity comes with a keen understanding that a society is measured by how it takes care of its most vulnerable members,” said USC Provost Michael Quick. The Ney Center for Healthspan Science that will study the biological, demographic and psychosocial aspects of aging.
Los Angeles Sentinel reported on a research project by Donna Benton of the USC Leonard Davis School’s Family Caregiver Support Center to survey California residents who work and support a family member, friend, or loved one with a serious health condition or disability.
MarketWatch cited research from the USC Leonard Davis School about the increasing likelihood that Americans born today will reach the age of 90.
BigThink cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of intermittent fasting.
USC is the first university in California to endorse the 10 principles of the international Age-Friendly University Initiative, which highlights how higher education can respond to the challenges and opportunities of an aging population.
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Moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach is critical for addressing health and social disparities in aging and age-related disease, say USC experts.
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McKnight’s Long-Term Care News featured a study led by Anna Rahman and Susan Enguidanos of the USC Leonard Davis School on how social media users who rate nursing homes often do so using more service-oriented criteria than government officials. The study compared Yelp reviews of nursing homes against their Nursing Home Compare rankings.
Online Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity student Amanda Maddalena serves patients and provides education to colleagues at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida.
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