Post & Courier noted research by Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues about the negative effects on retirement savings when parents take on student loan debt for their children.
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SFGate discussed how Kevin Rose, cofounder of Digg and a handful of other startups, launched an app called Zero to take the guesswork out of daily fasting. The app references the research of Dr. Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and a leading expert on fasting.
California Health Report published a column detailing the work of Paul Irving, Chair of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and USC Leonard Davis Distinguished Scholar in Residence, to change the narrative around aging.
Entrepreneur noted a gift by Kevin and Leah Xu to establish the USC Leonard Davis School’s Brighten Award for Entrepreneurial Gerontology.
CNBC highlighted research by Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues about the negative effects on retirement savings when parents take on student loan debt for their children. “This debt crisis is not just about students, it’s about parents as well; it paints a dismal picture and we’re only at the beginning of this trend,” Ailshire said.
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Next Avenue spoke to USC Leonard Davis School Professor Elizabeth Zelinski about the pros and cons of robotic pets for older adults, especially individuals with memory problems.
From the article:
Zelinski believes that for the older adult to have a therapeutic benefit, stimulation from the pet who provides some novelty is helpful. But just having pets may not always be enough. The ability to have the pet spur conversation and interaction with others is a component of what some studies believe is most valuable to the individual.
“Supplementing pet interactions — whether real or robotic — with human interaction is also important,” Zelinski said.
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The New York Times referenced a study by Valter Longo showing negative effects from eating too much protein, including an increased risk of death from cancer.