Featured Archives

Nov 30

World AIDS Day: supporting older adults with HIV

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness, Viewpoints

Over half of the people living with HIV in the USA are older adults, which brings a new set of challenges to fighting AIDS, says Paul Nash.

Nov 30

Ærtebjerghaven, a senior living community in Odense, Denmark, includes health-promoting design features, including decentralized residential clusters; atriums that provide light, fresh air and safe outdoor access; single-occupancy rooms with private bathrooms; and large, open common spaces that can be reconfigured for physical distancing (photo: Victor Regnier).

Form, function, and fighting disease in senior living

By Beth Newcomb Academics, COVID-19, Featured, Housing

More important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, USC experts teach students how to design and operate senior living facilities that promote public health.

Nov 20

Kerry Burnight PhD '96 with an older adult showing them iPad screen of a dog

USC alumna puts her gerontology degree to work as a technology executive

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Careers in Aging, Featured, Technology

Dr. Kerry Burnight says a degree in gerontology can apply to any career because aging is living. Learn how her doctorate from the USC Leonard Davis School led to a variety of rewarding positions in academic, non-profit and technology sectors.

Nov 19

Illustration of older couple using technology to talk to family

Giving back and staying connected can benefit older adults this holiday season, say USC experts in aging

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, COVID-19, Featured, Health and Wellness, Intergenerational

Even small gestures like sharing recipes or making cards can help combat COVID-19-related loneliness and isolation over the holidays.

Nov 18

Caring for Caregivers

By Beth Newcomb Caregiving, COVID-19, Featured, Health and Wellness

Amid challenges posed by COVID-19, recent national attention on the needs of caregivers is long overdue, says Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center.

Nov 17

Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent nematode (roundworm), about 1 mm in length. Fluorescence micrograph.

Newly published studies explore factors affecting lifespan and reproduction

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Research

Two USC studies on diet and sperm quality in C. elegans illustrate how changes in the tiny worms could lay the groundwork for further research in humans.

Nov 13

USC study: Most Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t receive structured cognitive assessments at wellness visits

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

Results reinforce need to evaluate policies and practices around detecting impairment, according to researchers.

Nov 12

Pregnant African American mother and daughter smiling at home.

How will COVID-19 affect our next generation?

By Beth Newcomb COVID-19, Demography, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

In-utero exposure to the coronavirus pandemic could cause developmental difficulties and accelerated aging in the century ahead, say USC researchers.

Nov 11

Female walking with face mask. Coronavirus concept.

Researchers find evidence of pandemic fatigue; younger and older adults resumed risky social behaviors as COVID-19 progressed

By Beth Newcomb COVID-19, Demography, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

USC study also reveals differences in preventive behavior based on gender, race, education, state of residence, health condition, and trusted news source.

Nov 09

A maze with people navigating it and a DNA strand in the center

Three-Nation Research to Examine Relationships Between Social Factors and Epigenetics

By Beth Newcomb Demography, Featured, Research

$2.9 million National Institute on Aging grant to Eileen Crimmins supports collaboration of large studies to answer questions about how life circumstances affect gene expression and health.