New York Times featured commentary from Caleb Finch on new studies that appear to show extremely slow aging in cold-blooded animals such as tortoises. While the mortality risk in long-living turtles and tortoises remained stagnant over the decades, they haven’t obtained eternal youth according to
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Stress Might Age the Immune System, New Study Finds (New York Times)
New York Times featured a study by Eric Klopack and Eileen Crimmins on how exposure to social stress can speed up the aging of the immune system. Klopack also discussed the study in a column for the Conversation. “Less aged immune systems are better able to
New Operator Empower Living Launches with Recent USC Alum at Helm (Senior Housing News)
Senior Housing News featured new senior living operator Empower Living, led by CEO and USC Leonard Davis graduate Mark Reisman. Reisman, who earned his Master of Arts in Senior Living Hospitality in May, is part of “a new class of leaders in the senior living
Lives Cut Short: COVID-19’s Heavy Burden on Older Latinos (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report featured Theresa Andrasfay and her research on COVID-19 Latino deaths, which showed a three-year drop in life expectancy. “A three-year reduction in life expectancy is huge in historical terms. We usually have not seen reductions this large except during times
Want to Live to 100? Here Are the 10 Most Important Foods To Add to Your Diet (Parade)
Parade quoted Carin Kreutzer in an article on the best foods to eat for longevity. “Scientific studies have shown that the risk for cancer goes up the less plant-based foods people have in their diets, specifically fruit and vegetables,” she said.
To Live Longer, Eat More Carbs, Less Protein, Try Fasting, Expert Says (Insider)
Insider featured a study led by Valter Longo on how a “longevity diet” could promote healthier aging. “The longevity diet is not a dietary restriction intended to only cause weight loss but a lifestyle focused on slowing aging,” Longo said. The study was also featured
Intergenerational Living Bests Retirement Communities (Rethinking65)
Rethinking65 quoted Paul Irving on the benefits of intergenerational living versus homogenous, age-restricted retirement communities. “What kind of society are we building — a society that encourages understanding and collaboration and appreciation of others, or a society that reinforces the divides that already challenge America?
USC partnership gives homes a new life (Daily Trojan)
Daily Trojan interviewed Jon Pynoos and Leon Watts regarding the USC Leonard Davis School’s partnership with the Rebuilding Together organization to make homes safer for older adults. Pynoos said the partnership is “complex, growing, rich. … We can take what we have learned in research
Amazon Tribes May Have Lowest Rate of Dementia in the World (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report featured a study by Margaret Gatz, Andrei Irimia and colleagues that found very low rates of dementia in two Amazonian indigenous groups. “Something about the pre-industrial subsistence lifestyle appears to protect older Tsimane and Moseten from dementia,” said Gatz, the
How to live longer: No. 1 science-backed way to enhance longevity that doctors swear by (Times Now, India)
Times Now (India) mentioned Valter Longo’s research in an article on how exercise improves lifespan.