The South China Morning Post recently quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard School on the benefits of fasting-mimicking diets.
The Scholar’s Strategy Network podcast, No Jargon, interviewed Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School about the problems unique to older adults who are homeless, and what needs to change to help this growing, aging population.
The Charleston City Paper quoted Kate Wilber on how to better target elder-abuse perpetrators, and the importance of monitoring mental health care of the elderly and their caregivers. “It is not uncommon for caregivers to lack the capacity and ability to support frail older people — sometimes we assume the kids are the caregivers when they have historically been receiving care from mom or dad because of their own disabilities,” she said.
MindBodyGreen referenced Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School and the benefits of adopting a fasting-mimicking diet.
The Source featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on how fasting for three days can improve a person’s health. The six-month study was done on subjects going through chemotherapy. “When you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that are not needed, especially those that may be damaged,” Longo said.
The 2018 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting will feature symposia, posters and papers led by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty, postdoctoral and student researchers.
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The Llama Podcast featured Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the USC Leonard Davis School in an episode on how technological and scientific advancements have made aging more fulfilling. Irving states that if we are to realize the “longevity dividend,” society must play a bigger role in promoting healthy and purposeful aging.
Harvard Business Review published an op-ed by Paul Irving, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the USC Leonard Davis School, on what the rapidly aging global population means for employers and the workforce. Soon, the workforce will include people from as many as five generations ranging in age from teenagers to 80-somethings, writes Paul Irving.
Harvard Business Review published an op-ed by Paul Irving, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the USC Leonard Davis School, on the buying power of older customers. The market for products and services for older adults is already strong, and it will become even stronger, he wrote.
Next Avenue quoted Donna Benton of the USC Leonard Davis School on how family members and friends are crucial in caring for the nation’s aging population. “Caregivers are the backbone of our long-term care system. If we didn’t have family caregivers with unpaid help, our health care system would pretty much collapse,” Benton says.
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