Beth Newcomb

IFL Science featured research by Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues on how Americans are aging slower and remaining healthier than previous generations. Crimmins found that slowing the pace of aging was due in part to healthier behaviors, such as a decrease in the number of people smoking. The researchers recommend studying the impact of smoking, exercise and other lifestyle and environmental factors that impact the healthy aging process.

The Washington Post cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on the health benefits of fasting-mimicking diet.

Nature quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on how intermittent fasting can have the same anti-aging effects as dieting.

Gizmodo featured research by Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues on how Americans are aging slower and remaining healthier than previous generations. Crimmins found that slowing the pace of aging was due in part to healthier behaviors, such as a decrease in the number of people smoking. The researchers recommend studying the impact of smoking, exercise and other lifestyle and environmental factors that impact the healthy aging process.

The Washington Post quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School about a study that found the Great Recession raised Americans blood pressure. “If you’re working with that much data and you get that much change, there’s something there in terms of causation,” Crimmins said. “The difficulty is often is getting the causation. But the more data you have about the before, the more certain you are about what caused the after.”

The New York Times, in a story about the anti-aging field, mentioned research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible health benefits of fasting-mimicking diet.

Forbes and Next Avenue ran a column by USC Leonard Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen on how universities drive innovation in aging. “As we consider the drivers of the new longevity economy — what AARP describes as a powerful force of people, products and services that are changing the face of America — it is important to acknowledge the crucial roles that universities play in fostering this entrepreneurial enterprise that recognizes aging as an age of opportunity,” Cohen said.