A recent USC Today post highlights aging research from faculty experts at USC Leonard Davis.
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Lindsey Klebenow has worked in home care and assisted living in Bozeman, Montana from the time she was in college. She’s a certified nurse assistant (CNA), an emergency medical technician (EMT) and operates her own home health agency.
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With suggestions on what gifts to give caregivers, how to have a healthy holiday meal, and why you should call a friend this time of year, these timeless recommendations from USC Leonard Davis faculty members are a gift that keeps giving.
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Instructional Associate Professor Roberto Vicinanza recently presented at the U.N.’s Mediterranean Diet A Living Heritage, Unleashing One Health event.
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Study Uncovers Surprising Connections Between Mechanical Stress and Lifespan (India Education Diary)
India Education Diary featured a study by Assistant Professor Ryo Sanabria on the relationship between mechanical stress and lifespan.
“The study of mechanical stress is important because many tissues become stiffer with age, and several age-associated diseases – like cancer – are associated with increased tissue stiffness,” said Sanabria.
SciTechDaily highlighted Associate Professor Rong Lu’s research on blood stem cells. “Our study provides compelling evidence that when a small subset of blood stem cells overproduces innate immune cells, this drives the aging of the immune system, contributes to disease, and ultimately shortens the lifespan,” said Lu.
Medical Xpress highlighted research by Professor John Tower showing that mifepristone, a drug primarily known for terminating early pregnancies, might also have the potential to extend lifespan.
The Sacramento Observer featured faculty members Assistant Professor Lauren Brown and Associate Research Professor Donna Benton, along with alumna Cheryl Brown in a story about the need to increase representation of Black Americans in both research studies and the field of gerontology.
USC Leonard Davis alumna and Assistant Professor Lauren Brown wants to challenge the way researchers study older Black and Brown adults — and to question how researchers define “old” in the first place.
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James Kordenbrock earned his Master of Arts in Gerontology in 2023. He’s using what he learned to grow his caregiving agency and help older adults age in place.
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