A new center dedicated to research on longevity and healthy aging has been established at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology with a $20 million gift from Mei-Lee Ney.
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Daily Mail (UK) cited research co-authored by Mara Mather of the USC Leonard Davis School on how it gets harder to focus without being distracted past the age of 55, particularly when under stress, because of the way our brains change over time. “Deciphering exactly how these changes in the brain occur as we age could one day help us uncover how to protect the brain from cognitive decline,” said Mather.
Recently partnered with the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Youthcare offers affordable respite care for unpaid family caregivers caring for someone with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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The San Jose Mercury News quoted Berenice Benayoun of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individual immune cells age and the impact of an individual’s environment on the aging process.
Business Insider noted research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School to develop a meal kit to guide individuals through intermittent fasting.
USC Leonard Davis School study concludes that consumers searching for a nursing home should consider the ratings from Yelp and government sites such as Nursing Home Compare to get a complete picture of a home’s quality and care.
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Romper cited comments by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how males and females experience Alzheimer’s disease differently.
Inside Higher Ed featured two research studies by Eileen Crimmins of the USC Davis School and Julie Zissimopoulos of the USC Schaeffer Center – who worked on the second study with Crimmins – that found college-educated Americans live longer without dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and how chronic disease impacts the onset of dementia-related conditions. Crimmins’ first study found a college education was a strong indicator of more years spent with a healthy mind. Zissimopoulos and Crimmins found that reducing cases of chronic disease, like hypertension and diabetes, did improve health and life expectancy, but increased the number of years spent with dementia.
Related study shows the importance of discovering how to delay the onset of dementia; otherwise, more people will end up living longer with the debilitating condition.
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Fellowship in the Royal College honors individuals who have made major and significant contributions to the practice or science of medicine.
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