LAist and AirTalk quoted Associate Professor Donna Benton of USC Leonard Davis School offering tips for caring for aging parents, emphasizing the importance of open communication, understanding their needs, and preparing for potential health and legal issues.
Web MD spoke with Dean Pinchas Cohen of USC Leonard Davis School in a story about research that suggests higher levels of human growth hormone, which is no longer in use, may be linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Deidre Kinsey is an experienced senior living CEO. USC’s MALSH program rekindled her fire and expanded her view of senior living and its challenges.
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In honor of Ageism Awareness Day, we’re sharing insights from Instructional Professor Paul Nash who recently joined us and the American Society on Aging to explain the AIR Model of ageism, and how we can challenge and prevent the perpetuation of different forms of ageism.
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Yahoo Finance highlighted that distinguished scholar-in-residence Paul Irving has been named the 2024 Retirement Pioneer Award by The Retirement Coaches Association.
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The USC Leonard Davis School celebrated Latinx Heritage Month with a festive luncheon on October 9. The event featured presentations by Melody Schiaffino of UC San Diego (center) and USC Leonard Davis alumna and Los Angeles Department of Aging Director Laura Trejo (right), pictured here with faculty members and event organizers Bérénice Benayoun, Lauren Brown, and Constanza Cortes.
A new student-produced documentary "Riding the Wave" highlights Associate Professor John Walsh's path to studying gerontology, his teaching experience and his marriage with USC Leonard Davis School lecturer and attorney Julia Walsh.
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Wayne Lehrer is an author, teacher and coach who leads a yoga class at the USC Leonard Davis School. He joined us to talk about his book, The Art of Conscious Aging and how to redefine yourself and find fulfillment as you age.
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News Medical has mentioned Professor Caleb Flinch and his new research, which shows that feeding mice a drug called GSM-15606 protected them against air pollution-related increases in proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Dan Nation researches vascular factors in the brain and how they affect memory decline and dementia in older adults.
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