PBS Next Avenue featured a partnership between the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and L.A.’s Kingsley Manor, in which students live in the retirement community alongside older residents and provide support to their neighbors.
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FOX 11 In Depth: The future of work Vs Rise of machines (KTTV-TV Los Angeles)
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV interviewed Paul Irving of the USC Leonard Davis School about jobs and aging.
Fasting-Mimicking Diet May Help Ease Symptoms of Crohn’s, Other IBD Ailments (Healthline)
Healthline featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of a fasting-mimicking diet and its possible relief of irritable bowel disease. By reducing caloric intake and carefully monitoring what foods were consumed, Longo and his team found the
Not getting enough sleep? Experts say turn off the smartphone late at night (Newsday)
Newsday reported on research by Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School on how much sleep Americans get.
The Diet That Will Fix Your Gut Health Once And For All (Women’s Health [Australia])
Women’s Health (Australia) and Body and Soul (Australia) featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of a fasting-mimicking diet and its possible relief of irritable bowel disease. By reducing caloric intake and carefully monitoring what foods were
7 Surprising Things That Can Lead To Dementia (Bustle)
Bustle mentioned research by Caleb Finch of the USC Leonard Davis School and Jiu-Chiuan Chen of the Keck Medicine of USC linking pollution exposure to dementia in older women.
Nursing Home Ratings: Who Can You Trust? (Next Avenue)
Next Avenue featured research and comments by USC Leonard Davis School Research Assistant Professor Anna Rahman on how Yelp ratings for nursing homes and ratings from the government-run Nursing Home Compare website don’t correlate well.
A temporary low-calorie diet may reduce inflammatory bowel disease (New Scientist)
New Scientist featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of a fasting-mimicking diet and its possible relief of irritable bowel disease. By reducing caloric intake and carefully monitoring what foods were consumed, Longo and his team found
Maybe it’s not so golden: Seniors might not want a Holiday Inn retirement life, experts say (USA Today)
USA Today quoted Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School regarding a popular social media post in which a man planned to spend his retirement years at a Holiday Inn hotel. Cicero argued the idea is not based in reality since hotel living is
Extreme fasting: how Silicon Valley is rebranding eating disorders (The Guardian)
The Guardian quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the rising popularity of extreme fasting in the Silicon Valley tech community.