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Aug 28

Twins head to USC after being named high school valedictorian and salutatorian

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Student Profile, Students

The high-achieving sisters, both USC Presidential Scholars, eye careers in medicine while studying at USC Leonard Davis and USC Dornsife.

Aug 24

Dementia-related deaths in the U.S. may be higher than reported

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

U.S. death certificate data appears to vastly underestimate the true mortality burden of dementia and other cognitive impairment, according to a USC-led study.

Aug 13

Zoom screenshot of Walsh’s students holding up four fingers to represent their course, Gero 414, Neurobiology of Aging.

Online Education with Expertise and Optimism

By Beth Newcomb Academics, COVID-19, Featured, School Culture, Students

As online education and virtual classrooms slowly become the norm, students and teachers alike continue to tackle new challenges together.

Aug 10

New awards support research on reproduction and aging

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness, Honors and Awards, Research

USC Leonard Davis School proposals receive funds to develop a mouse model of menopause and to study how the body’s microbiome affects reproductive function with age.

Jul 30

How to Help Family Caregivers

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

Donna Benton, research associate professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, says national attention to the needs of family caregivers is long overdue.

Jul 22

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How Mindfulness and Meditation Benefit Older Adults

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness

Professor Ed Schneider shines light on the importance of mindfulness and positive mental health for older adults.

Jul 21

Studies Suggest a Fasting Diet Could Boost Breast Cancer Therapy

By Beth Newcomb Fasting, Featured, Research

A USC-led team of international scientists found that a one-two punch of a fasting diet with hormone therapy may enhance the effects of breast cancer treatment in small clinical trials and mouse studies.

Jul 15

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USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and The Buck Institute for Research on Aging Win $4.6 Million NIA Grant

By Orli Belman Featured

Prestigious award establishes the USC-Buck Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.

Jul 09

COVID-19: Vaccines and Older Adults

By USC Leonard Davis Communications COVID-19, Faculty, Featured, Research

In this brief video, Dean Pinchas Cohen explains that the response to vaccines is sometimes very ineffective in older adults and is an area of research that will need to be addressed in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Jun 29

Master’s in Gerontology Provides Strong Foundation for Senior Living Leadership

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Careers in Aging, Featured, Intergenerational, Student Profile

With a rapidly aging population in need of support, "professionals who can develop sound solutions and policies will be critical and in demand," says Sahar Edalati MS '13, associate executive director for The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights in New York.

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