PBS’ “Next Avenue” quoted Kathleen Wilber of the USC Leonard Davis School on how the signs of elder abuse are not always apparent.
Could a healthy diet spare people who have an Alzheimer's gene from developing the disease? USC Leonard Davis School researchers suggest the issue deserves further study since they found mice carrying a genetic risk factor for the disease quickly developed brain plaques after 12 weeks on a poor diet. Continue…
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NPR’s “All Things Considered” highlighted USC Leonard Davis School student Leon Watts, who is 66 and works to modify homes in Los Angeles for older adults. “When you can’t ski anymore, you don’t golf anymore, your friends aren’t around anymore, and your kids have grown up and they’ve gone, the only familiar thing in a person’s life is their home,” Watts said. The story also quoted George Shannon of the USC Leonard Davis School about the unique perspective Watts brings to the classroom.
Real Simple quoted USC Leonard Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen on why daily, moderate exercise is a proven preventative measure against diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
The American Society on Aging, in collaboration with the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, offers several online courses, including "Fundamentals of Gerontology" and "Managing Health and Chronic Conditions in Older Adults." The next sessions begin June 12, 2017. Continue Reading USC and ASA Online Courses Are Back in June
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Fox 11 LA quoted USC Leonard Davis School Professor Valter Longo about using fasting-mimicking diets to defy aging. “The job of diet is to kill off damaged cells and a lot of cellular components that are damaged, and then turn on stem cells and replace damaged components with new components,” Longo said. “If you can live 10 years longer, but you can now eliminate diseases, whether it’s Alzheimer’s or cancer or cardiovascular disease, that’s really the goal.”
Next Avenue quoted USC Leonard Davis School Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Chair Paul Irving on what lies ahead for older workers. “Older people have so much to offer as workers, colleagues and mentors. It is in the business community’s self-interest to recruit, train, promote and retain them,” Irving said.
Ensuring that every mother has the five types of social support that she needs to flourish makes every day Mother’s Day, says Assistant Professor Cleopatra Abdou. Continue Reading What Moms Really Need This Mother’s Day
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The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology celebrates its largest class to date as well as the first graduates from two pioneering programs. Continue Reading Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
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Entrepreneur featured a column by Kevin Xu, who mentioned a gift by to the USC Leonard Davis School to fund the Brighten Award for Entrepreneurial Gerontology.
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- Study: Newly Discovered Beneficial Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA Appears to Help Alzheimer’s Gene Carriers Live Longer, Stay Sharper and Represents a New Direction in Drug Discovery
