Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives.
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A new USC Leonard Davis School project aims to provide life lessons from the people who are redefining old age.
Addressing the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, which has lowered life expectancy and widened health disparities in the U.S., calls for preventive behaviors and policy change, say USC researchers.
Despite vaccination rollout, 2021 reductions in life expectancy appear to exceed those in 2020, and racial disparities have persisted, say researchers.
The findings further reinforce the need for targeted support and resources for families and patients living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Terrie Moffitt of Duke University delivers the 2021 Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lecture.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for international collaboration and effective solutions for challenges posed by aging populations.
The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.
Assistant Professor of Gerontology Joseph Saenz joins Professor George Shannon to discuss his ongoing work on rural-urban differences in cognitive ability among older adults in Mexico, as well as whether certain personality factors make people resilient to the negative effects of early-life disadvantage. On the focus of his work I...
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The study finds that immigrants are responsible for approximately half of recent U.S. life expectancy gains.
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